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Burleson County approves extended early voting hours, adopts subdivision rules and OKs water line
Summary
Burleson County Commissioners Court on Jan. 24, 2022, unanimously approved a resolution extending early voting hours for the March 1 primary, adopted new county subdivision rules (including a subdivision exception for Mary Dean), approved a water line in a county right-of-way, accepted donations and heard a sales-tax increase report.
County Judge Keith Schroeder called the Burleson County Commissioners Court to order on Jan. 24, 2022, and the court conducted a series of unanimous votes that included extending early voting hours for the March 1 primary election, adopting revised subdivision rules, approving a water line in a county right-of-way and accepting modest donations to county programs.
The action items led the meeting. A resolution to extend early voting hours for the March 1, 2022, primary election passed unanimously after a motion and second; the resolution was recorded as approved by the full court. The court also approved an order appointing election precinct judges and an early voting ballot board for upcoming elections.
Land-use items included approval of a subdivision exception for Mary Dean for property located on FM 111 and adoption of the Burleson County Subdivision Rules. The court recorded that a public hearing under the cited Local Government Code provisions preceded adoption of the updated rules. Both the Mary Dean exception and the countywide subdivision rules were approved unanimously.
Infrastructure business included approval of Southwest Milam Water Supply Corporation’s proposed water line within the right-of-way of County Road 318; the court granted the request by unanimous vote.
On routine and financial business, the court accepted donations of $730 for the Burleson Health Resource Center and $110 for the Child Welfare Board as part of the consent agenda, and it authorized payment of bills. In the auditor’s report the county recorded monthly sales tax receipts of $122,378, a rise of 41 percent compared with the prior period; the auditor’s name was not specified in the transcript.
The court also approved the county’s Equal Employment Opportunity Plan and discussed formation of a County Assistance District; no motion to form such a district was recorded. The meeting concluded after authorization of bills and a unanimous motion to adjourn.
The official minutes were attested by County Clerk Anna L. Schielack. No executive session with County Attorney Susan Deski was held at this meeting.
