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Starr County approves performance-based grant-writing agreement with Border Affairs LLC, pending attorney review
Summary
Commissioners approved a performance-based agreement with Border Affairs LLC for grant-writing services, noting the consultant is paid only from awarded funds and approval is contingent on county attorney and audit review.
At the June 12 meeting, Humberto Garza, president and CEO of Border Affairs LLC, presented a proposal to provide professional grant-writing services to Starr County on a performance-based contract. Garza emphasized the company would be paid only if the county obtained award funds, saying, "I don't get paid unless you get paid."
Commissioners discussed prior experiences with grant writers and the judge and Commissioner Velasquez noted expectations that the contract is performance-based. Some commissioners asked to see the contract language; county staff had not circulated the final document in advance. The court approved the agreement on the condition that the county attorney review the document and the auditor also audit it; the motion was recorded as approval pending counsel's review.
Garza left commissioners with contact information and a brief information packet. The agreement's specific fee terms and performance metrics were not finalized on the public record beyond the performance-based payment structure described by Garza.
