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Commissioners approve consent items, purchases, plats and MHMR agreements; schedule Jan. 6 public hearing
Summary
Denton County Commissioners approved the consent agenda (appointments), bill report, quarterly investment report, procurement items (including a $238,553.40 excavator and a $179,238.64 truck), multiple plats, a TexShare renewal ($159,303), a $2.3M MHMR service agreement and a $163,000 MHMR MOU; they also scheduled a Jan. 6, 2026 public hearing on a special-use permit.
The Denton County Commissioners Court approved a series of routine and substantive items during its meeting, including appointments, procurements, plats, a budget amendment and mental-health contracts.
Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda approved, including appointment of Harrison Ramos to facilities (motion and voice vote). - Auditor/treasurer bill report approved as presented. - County investment report for quarter ending 09/30/2025 accepted after staff noted a drop in interest earnings related to falling rates and the drawdown of ARPA funds. - Specifications and authority to advertise for project 25-2895FM407AtI35W approved. - TexShare juvenile resource-sharing renewal approved for $159,303. - Purchase approvals: 2027 Western Star haul tractor for $179,238.64 (Sourcewell contract) and John Deere 135P excavator for $238,553.40 (Sourcewell contract); the court then approved a $5,609 budget amendment to transfer funds to capital equipment to cover the excavator cost. - Plats approved: partial-plat cancellation for Taber Ranch commercial block and final plats for Table Ranch phase 1 (227 single-family lots plus fire station and school lots), Meadows open-space plat and Rolling Acre final plat. - Denton County approved a $2,300,000 social service agreement with Denton County MHMR and a memorandum of understanding not to exceed $163,000 for MHMR to perform mental-health interviews/assessments in compliance with article 16.22 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. - The court scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. to consider a special-use permit request (LRR-1025-0019) in the Lake Roberts Planning and Zoning District.
Most approvals were adopted by motion, second, and unanimous or voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript. Individual roll-call vote tallies by name were not recorded in the public speaking portions of the transcript.
