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Votes at a glance: Jim Wells County Commissioners Court — Nov. 24, 2025
Summary
The Nov. 24 meeting included routine approvals: minutes, a consent agenda that included a $657,083 certification for a precinct 1 budget amendment, procurement for caliche, monthly treasurer and auditor reports, payroll and bills, the tabled TxDOT presentation, and adjournment.
At its Nov. 24 meeting the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court took a series of routine actions summarized below.
- Minutes: The court approved minutes from a prior meeting by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (single vote): The court approved the consent agenda, which included a certification by the county auditor under "local government code 1110108" (as stated on the record) noting receipt of $657,083 to be included as a budget amendment for a precinct 1 capital/road account. The funds were to be recorded on the revenue side and entered as equipment in the 2025 budget amendment language read for the record.
- Procurement: The court approved an agreement for Precinct 4 to purchase and remove caliche road material located at 9311 FM 1329, Concepcion, Texas, from Carmen Carolina Saenz and Eduardo Saenz at a price read in the record as about "$2.02–$2.25 per yard." The court approved the contract by motion and voice vote.
- TxDOT presentation: A scheduled TxDOT presentation on a safe-streets campaign could not proceed because the speaker was unavailable; the court voted to table the item to a future meeting.
- Safety appreciation luncheon: The court approved changing the date of the safety appreciation luncheon from Dec. 12, 2025, to Dec. 17, 2025 because the judge had a prior speaking commitment.
- Financial reports: The county treasurer’s and other monthly reports were approved by the court. The county auditor presented the monthly sales-tax and financial overview: sales-tax collections were reported at approximately 84.17% of projected collections for general and road/bridge funds; the auditor noted a month-over-month dip and a year-over-year net difference of $57,673 versus last year, while overall collections remained on target per budget projections. Departments were asked to monitor year-end spending.
- Payroll and bills: The court approved payroll and bills as submitted by the auditor with three specific exceptions noted on the record.
- Commissioner reports: A commissioner reported completion of about 5,300 feet (roughly one mile) of reconstruction work on County Road 1701.
- Adjournment: The court adjourned after Thanksgiving remarks and a motion to adjourn.
Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the court did not read individual roll-call tallies into the record. Where numeric figures were read (for example, the $657,083 certification and a per-yard price for caliche), the article reports the amounts as stated on the record.
