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Willacy County commissioners approve jury plan, radio donations, grants and routine items
Summary
At the Oct. 23 meeting the court approved the county jury selection plan, multiple radio donation authorizations to local agencies, participation in the LESO program, continuation of a grant‑funded victim liaison position, acceptance of a justice‑system grant for constable laptops, and several other routine transfers and travel requests.
Willacy County Commissioners Court on Oct. 23 voted on a series of administrative actions and routine approvals as part of their regular meeting.
Key votes and motions approved by the court:
- Jury selection plan (Agenda Item 19): The court approved the county jury selection plan as presented; the judge recorded a motion by Commissioner Garcia, a second and a unanimous voice vote to adopt the plan.
- Radio donations (Items 8, 14, 15): The court authorized the sheriff to donate multiple Motorola radios and charging bases to local volunteer fire departments and other agencies, contingent on inventories and recipient sign‑offs to ensure accountability. The sheriff's office agreed to provide serial numbers and a distribution log.
- Criminal justice grant (FY2022/23, $30,005.93): The sheriff reported a grant award to acquire handheld ticketing equipment integrated with the county RMS. The court authorized use of the grant funds (no local match required as reported).
- LESO (DOD surplus) participation: The court approved participation in the LESO program, allowing the county to apply for surplus equipment under required training and maintenance conditions.
- Continuation of crime victim liaison position (Item 12): Commissioners agreed to continue county payments for the crime victim liaison position while the federal grant award remains pending; staff said the county will be reimbursed when the grant is awarded.
- Employee appreciation event and payroll timing (Item 13 and related discussion): The court approved an employee appreciation event for Dec. 12, 2025, and discussed scheduling payroll/longivity checks so employees receive funds before holiday dates.
- Grant acceptance for constable equipment (Item 17): The court accepted grant #5396501 (Edward Bryan Memorial Justice System grant) for $10,048.10 to purchase a Toughbook laptop for the precinct 4 constable office.
- Reserve officer addition (Item 18): The court approved adding one reserve officer (increasing reserves from 3 to 4) for precincts 4 and 7, pending required licensing and minutes entries per TCOLE rules.
- MOU authorization for Raymondville Volunteer Fire Department (Item 24/related): Commissioners authorized the county judge to negotiate a memorandum of understanding with Raymondville VFD for fire calls, repairs and diesel fuel reimbursements and to return the MOU for ratification.
- Transfer of surplus computers (Item 25): The court approved transferring two desktop units to the county clerk's office (previously replaced through ARPA) for public access use.
- Travel requests and finance report (Item 26): The court considered travel requests for sheriff's staff and county officials to attend trainings and received quarterly bank and investment balance reports for July–September.
Votes: For items with recorded motions, the transcript shows motions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote ('Aye'/'Motion carries'), typically without roll‑call tallies recorded in the minutes.
Provenance: each item and vote appears in the meeting's agenda and was discussed during respective line items; the court recorded motions and voice approvals for the listed items.
