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Trinity County commissioners approve budget amendment, select grant administrator and engineering firm, accept donation; IT contract discussion continued
Summary
The court approved a budget amendment to reflect jail grant receipts, selected Langford & Associates as grant administrator and approved an engineering provider for a GLOBE project, accepted a $1,000 donation to the sheriff’s office, and asked staff for more details on a proposed IT contract amendment.
The Trinity County Commissioners Court approved several administrative items and requested additional information on a proposed IT contract amendment.
On finances, the county reported total disbursements for October of $688,760.21, including $548,656.28 for payroll and $140,103.93 in vendor invoice claims; staff said payroll was higher because October included three payrolls and a 1½-cent pay increase. Commissioners approved a budget amendment to record $40,270.52 for the jail essential grant program after reconciling two deposits, one of which was $6,525 that had been missed in earlier accounting.
The court voted to proceed with the committee’s recommendation for Langford & Associates to serve as grant administrator for the General Land Office (GLOBE) grant; the committee had ranked Langford highest after reviewing proposals. Commissioners also reviewed two engineering proposals and approved the committee’s recommended engineering provider for the GLOBE project.
The sheriff’s office formally accepted a $1,000 donation from CJR Services for equipment, which the court approved. The court also discussed the county appraisal board ballot and nominations; Jason Duke was nominated to replace Ivy Evans, and commissioners discussed splitting votes among five candidates including Bonnie Huffman, Danny Martin and Kevin Serson.
Separately, staff presented an amendment to the county’s IT support contract to expand services beyond the current five hours per month. The transcript lists a one-time upfront cost of $11,006,600 and a monthly cost of $4,310; commissioners questioned the upfront figure and asked staff to provide invoices and a clearer scope of work and to consider other vendors during next year’s budget cycle. Staff said funds are available in the IT network budget to cover the amendment, and commissioners generally directed further review rather than an immediate contract award.
What the court decided: motions or approvals on the budget amendment, grant administrator selection and engineering selection carried; the IT contract amendment was discussed but deferred pending firmer cost details and comparative proposals.
