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Commissioners approve $60,000 DRG Architects invoice and discuss $75,000 in bond-related legal costs
Summary
The court approved payment to DRG Architects for jail drawings ($60,000) and discussed approximately $75,000 in legal fees tied to a previously proposed jail bond; commissioners debated whether bond proceeds could cover some costs and voted to pay the invoices.
Trinity County commissioners voted to pay a $60,000 invoice to DRG Architects for drawings related to the proposed jail bond and discussed additional legal fees associated with the bond process. Speaker 2 introduced the invoice and Speaker 3 confirmed the county owed both the architectural fee and legal work completed after the bond effort, saying, “That ain't all we owe” and later estimating the total legal work at roughly $75,000.
Commissioners reviewed that some work — including filings required after the bond vote failed — required state submissions and additional legal assistance. Speaker 8 noted there were “all kinds of stuff that we had to file with the state” after the bond failed and that attorneys processed that paperwork. Speaker 3 moved to pay the DRG Architects invoice and the court took a vote to approve payment. Commissioners also discussed whether bond proceeds or the bond-related call bills could cover legal fees and indicated they would confirm accounting and ballot timing with county staff.
The court recorded approvals for payment and flagged that additional invoices (including legal fees) would be reconciled with bond accounting where appropriate.
