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Commissioners approve routine plats, contracts and equipment purchases; adoption of investment policy
Summary
The court voted to adopt the consent agenda, approved the Oak River Estates final plat, several digitization contracts and renewals, authorized security cameras for the Precinct 2 barn and funded fuel pump replacements; the county adopted investment policy resolution R 11 20 25.
Anderson County commissioners completed a series of routine approvals during their regular session, voting on plats, contracts, equipment and administrative items.
Key actions approved by voice vote included:
- Consent agenda (minutes, Mont Alto VFD annual contract and routine budget amendments) — motion by Commissioner Hill, second by Commissioner Chapin; approved.
- Final plat: Oak River Estates Phase 2A and 2B (Anderson County Road 309) — motion by Commissioner Mims, second by Commissioner Hill; approved.
- Utility crossing: Charter Spectrum bore for fiber at 5258 Anderson County Road 2212 (Precinct 2) — approved.
- East Texas Council of Governments FY2026 regional juvenile evaluation services contract (covers drug testing and psych evaluations); county approved acceptance of the award and reimbursement process — motion by Commissioner Mims, second by Commissioner Wilbanks; approved.
- Records digitization: County Clerk Mark Staples presented and the court approved proposals from COFILE (Quick Link), US Imaging and Numo/NEEMO to scan and index deed‑of‑trust books and bound probate volumes and to upload images to the official public records system.
- Security equipment: A $2,799.99 quote from J & B Security for five cameras at the Road & Bridge Precinct 2 barn (905 Market Street) was approved and budget amendment #182 was authorized to move funds from contingency to the Precinct 2 capital outlay account.
- Fuel pumps: The court approved $19,110.56 to replace two fuel pumps (gasoline and diesel) at the Precinct 2 shop and granted budget amendment #174 to cover the expense.
- Telecommunications: Renewal addendum with Windstream for internet and phone service for the Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 office was approved.
- Finance: The court reviewed and adopted Anderson County’s investment policy and resolution R 11 20 25 confirming the policy review for the year.
All items above passed by voice vote during the session; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.
