Burleson County commissioners approve donations, grants, contracts and two historical commission appointments
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Summary
At their Dec. 27 meeting, the Burleson County Commissioners Court approved a consent agenda that accepted two donations and multiple state and federal grant proceeds, authorized indigent defense contracts, appointed two members to the Historical Commission and approved applications for rural law enforcement salary-assistance grants.
County Judge Keith Schroeder and the Burleson County Commissioners Court approved a sweeping consent agenda during their regular meeting on Dec. 27, 2023, accepting donations, authorizing budget adjustments and consenting to federal and state grant proceeds that county staff said will support general operations and road work.
The action, moved by Commissioner David Hildebrand and seconded by Commissioner Dwayne Faust, passed unanimously. The consent package accepted two donations to the Burleson County Historical Commission of $2,000 and $2,030, approved FY2023 elections budget amendments and certified several special FY2023 budgets and grant proceeds including the ARPA COVID-19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) for the General Fund and Road & Bridge, the ARPA Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) for 911 addressing, and the 2020 County Transportation Infrastructure Fund (CTIF) from the Texas Department of Transportation for Road & Bridge.
The court also approved administrative items by motion, including indigent defense contracts for district court (moved by Commissioner Dwayne Faust and seconded by Commissioner David Hildebrand) and appointments to the Burleson County Historical Commission. Commissioner David Hildebrand moved, and Commissioner Dwayne Faust seconded, appointment of Delfino Orozco and Gayla Townsend to the Historical Commission with terms expiring Dec. 31, 2024; the motion was approved unanimously.
In other consent actions, the court authorized application for Texas Senate Bill 22 (SB-22) Rural Law Enforcement Grant Fund programs — a Rural Sheriff’s Office Salary Assistance Grant and a Rural Constable’s Office Salary Assistance Grant — after a motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec and a second by Commissioner David Hildebrand. The court also approved county staff entry onto private property on County Road 146 to assist with utility relocation tied to a CR 146 bridge project and granted two releases of liability permitting field dirt to be dumped on private property along County Road 410 for Ronnie Knesek and Doug Dusterhoft.
Sheriff Gene Hermes reported the jail population at 49 inmates (43 males and 6 females) and described a Dec. 22 "Shop with a Cop" event that served 10 children in the community. County Auditor Jimmy Mynar told the court staff were completing fiscal-year work for the Sept. 30, 2023 year-end.
All formal motions recorded in the minutes passed by unanimous vote; the court authorized payment of bills and adjourned the meeting.
The attachments referenced in the minutes were not included in the transcript. Several items (indigent defense contract details, Motorola quote, and exact grant award figures) were noted as attachments or referenced documents and are listed in the minutes as "see attachments," but specific dollar amounts, contract vendors and award terms were not specified in the transcript.