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Scurry County court approves donations, investment‑policy update and budget amendments
Summary
The Scurry County court approved routine actions including acceptance of donations, adoption of an updated investment policy with rotating commissioner language, approval of ACA tracking services for arts compliance, Charter reports, and several budget amendments including ARPA line clearance after EMS building payoff.
Scurry County officials approved a series of routine administrative and financial items in the public portion of their court meeting, including accepting donations, updating the county investment policy, approving a vendor for Affordable Care Act compliance reporting for the arts program, and several budget amendments tied to staffing and capital payments.
The court recorded donations to county entities: the library received books, magazines and $120 in cash, and the senior center received unspecified donations. A committee member moved to accept the donations and the court approved the motion by voice vote.
On investments, staff reported that the county places most funds in pools and has been exploring working with a broker to diversify into certificates of deposit and similar instruments. The court reviewed the investment‑committee minutes, discussed broker fees and safeguards, and approved an annual investment policy update; members added language to rotate one commissioner appointment to the investment advisory committee.
Officials also approved the county’s fourth‑quarter investment report; staff noted low prevailing interest rates as a reason to explore diversification.
On procurement and surplus property, the court discussed allowing individual departments to dispose of surplus items through local auctioneers rather than organizing a single countywide auction. The discussion highlighted past difficulties coordinating a countywide sale; the transcript does not record a clear roll‑call tally for the motion in that segment.
Financial adjustments approved included three budget amendments discussed by staff: a $6,000 amendment to fund a part‑time county‑clerk position from records‑management funds; clearing an ARPA line after the EMS building was paid off (staff identified the EMS building line at $671,290.18); and allocating $1,555.20 in certified revenue to EMS auto expense to cover vehicle damage. Staff also presented a final payment on an MS building contract and said the project came in under budget by about $137,000.
Several items were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records court assent but does not provide roll‑call vote tallies for these routine approvals in the provided excerpts.
The court then announced it would move into executive session for annual personnel reviews under the Texas Government Code for personnel matters.
