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Hardin County commissioners approve routine minutes, budget moves, contract awards and personnel appointment
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Summary
At its April 8 meeting, Hardin County Commissioners Court approved minutes, fiscal amendments, procurement awards for CDBG-DR and parking-lot work, authorized banking changes, and accepted a judicially ordered interim county auditor appointment (4–0 with one recusal).
The Commissioners Court of Hardin County, Texas, met April 8, 2025, and handled a slate of routine administrative and fiscal matters, approving minutes, budget amendments, procurement recommendations and several interlocal and contract-related items.
The court approved the March 25, 2025 regular and special meeting minutes. It also approved the county treasurer’s request to cancel registered claims from March 25 and authorized payment of county bills as presented by County Auditor Angela Gore. The court adopted two congratulatory resolutions honoring Kountze High School's girls and boys basketball teams for UIL 3A-DII state championships (Resolutions 14-25 and 15-25).
Budget and personnel actions included approval of FY24 budget amendments and a FY25 transfer of $584,800 from the general fund balance into the Facility Improvement Fund to cover previously approved parking-lot construction. The court accepted a District Court Order appointing an interim county auditor effective April 14, 2025, setting annual pay at $78,100.00 ($3,003.81 per pay period) plus $69.23 longevity pay bi-weekly; Commissioner L. W. Cooper Jr. recused on that matter and the motion passed 4–0.
Treasurer Deborah McWilliams received approval to open a new interest-bearing bank account titled "TAC Motor-WebDealer" at First Financial Bank for the Tax Assessor’s Office, and the court changed the authorized signer on applicable accounts from Angela Gore to Candice McKinney. The court also authorized a Donated Office Space Agreement between Hardin County and State Representative Janis Holt (HD 18) covering April 8, 2025 through January 11, 2027.
Procurement and project items approved included acceptance of Texas Materials as the low bidder for packages 1, 2 and 4 of the CDBG-DR Harvey Infrastructure Saratoga Road Improvement construction project and awarding grant-administration services to Traylor and Associates per the evaluation committee’s recommendation. The court authorized Change Order Request 1 with LZ Services, LLC for parking-lot improvements and approved payment of Invoice #25-1573 in the amount of $113,326.45. The court also authorized Amendment 5 to an Interlocal Cooperation Contract with Spindletop Center related to the Mental Health Liaison Program to accommodate additional grant funding for a 2024 Ford Expedition SSV.
All motions listed here that recorded "IN FAVOR" in the minutes passed with the court members present: Judge Wayne McDaniel and Commissioners Chris Kirkendall, L. W. Cooper Jr., Amanda Young and Ernie Koch, except where a recusal is noted. The court adjourned at the end of the agenda.
Provenance: The article is drawn from formal agenda items and recorded motions listed in the April 8, 2025 Commissioners Court minutes (SEG 002 through SEG 006).