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Votes at a glance: Washington County Commissioners Court, Dec. 16, 2025
Summary
A compact rundown of motions and outcomes from Washington County Commissioners Court Dec. 16, 2025, including contract approvals, bid awards, a relocation vote, and finance committee actions.
Below are the formal actions taken by Washington County Commissioners Court on Dec. 16, 2025, as recorded in the meeting.
- Approve Washington County Expo rental regulation contracts (motion carried). (Agenda item 3) - Table agenda items 4 and 5 (motion carried). (Agenda items 4–5) - Approve awarding hotel occupancy tax grant funding requests totaling $45,400 for spring 2026 (motion carried). (Agenda item 6) - Approve engagement letter with Skelton, Slusher, Barnhill, Watkins, Wells PLLC for legal services regarding groundwater conservation districts and authorize the county judge to sign (motion carried). (Agenda item 7) - Approve 2026 SGT Texas Outlaws Inc. right-of-way permit application (motion carried). (Agenda item 8) - Approve 2026 renewal contract participation in the Washington County towing rotation log for nonconsensual tows (motion carried). (Agenda item 9) - Approve resolution authorizing the county judge to enter contracts and participate in the Washington County towing rotation log (motion carried). (Agenda item10) - Send 30-day notice to terminate current JP Precinct 2 lease at 44260 Sausage Lane (motion carried). (Agenda item 11) - Approve relocating Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 office to the Washington County Courthouse Annex at 105 West Main Street, Brenham (motion carried). (Agenda item 12) - Award 2026 annual bid items (mowing, culverts, bridge construction, fuel transport, asphalt, hauling, tires, emergency debris removal, etc.) as presented by the county engineer (motion carried). (Agenda item 13) - Authorize the engineering department to seek bids for 2026 aviation fuel, flexible base (pit) and steel products due Dec. 30 at 11 a.m.; return to commissioners on Jan. 6 for final award (motion carried). (Agenda item 14) - Approve request from the finance committee to give six-month notice to Cadence Bank of Brenham to terminate the contract and solicit bids for banking services (motion carried; two abstentions). (Agenda item 15) - Approve accounts payable totaling $621,207.94 (motion carried). (Agenda item 16) - Adjourn (motion carried). (Agenda item 17)
Notes: Votes were recorded by voice; the meeting record routinely notes "Motion carried" or similar without a roll-call tally for many items. Several items had extended discussion (notably agenda item 12 on relocating JP Precinct 2 and agenda item 13 on annual bids).
