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Burleson County approves road acceptance, telecom right-of-way permit and emergency road repairs; sheriff reports 60 in jail
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Summary
At its April 8, 2024 meeting the Burleson County Commissioners Court approved accepting Bria Bend Road into the county system, adopted a telecommunications right-of-way permit process, authorized emergency repairs to County Road 378, ratified a constable's grant and heard reports from the sheriff and mental-health staff.
The Burleson County Commissioners Court on April 8 approved a slate of routine and infrastructure actions, including accepting a private road into the county road system, adopting a right-of-way permitting process for telecommunications work, and authorizing emergency repairs to a washout-damaged county road.
County Judge Keith Schroeder opened the meeting in Caldwell with all four precinct commissioners present. In the department reports segment, Chief Rios told the court the county jail held 60 inmates — 52 males and eight females — and noted vacancies including two school-resource officers and two dispatch positions, with two recruits currently in the academy. Shawn Edwards presented the court with a crisis-intervention update covering Oct. 1, 2023–Mar. 31, 2024 and said county responders logged 176 mental-health/crisis calls; he also said a related state grant application had been submitted and announced a mental-health workshop June 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On formal actions, the court unanimously approved accepting Bria Bend Road into the Burleson County road system, making the county responsible for maintenance of that section. Commissioners also unanimously adopted a Burleson County right-of-way permit process for telecommunications installations in county rights-of-way, creating a permitting framework for telecom work along county roads and easements.
The court authorized a competitive-bidding exemption under Local Government Code 262.024(a)(3) to award repairs of County Road 378 to NEI Construction after a washout; funding was authorized from the Road & Bridge General fund. The commissioners also ratified the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance Program Award #IA-00000000337 for FY24 — a Constable’s grant of $18,616.23 — and approved an engineering services contract with Bleyl Engineering.
Other administrative actions approved unanimously included deputations (William Chad Elkins as deputy sheriff; Alicia Aldaco as deputy tax clerk), authorization of sheriff’s dispatch overtime, disposal of a fallen tree on Elm Drive by Road & Bridge Pct. 1, joining The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) cooperative, consolidation of vote centers for the upcoming Republican primary runoff, and several boundary and plat actions recorded in the minutes. The court also approved Beaux Breaux Fireworks’ request to sell fireworks April 16–21 for San Jacinto Day and granted a right-of-way permit for the MS150 event on April 28.
Judge Schroeder reported March collections of $20,221.65 in misdemeanor fines and $16,462.74 in felony fines and noted GLO grant funding for Mallard Drive at Berry Creek (over $1 million) and Chestnut Road in Cade Lake Estates. The court adjourned following unanimous votes to approve bills and close the session.
The court recorded motions, seconds, and unanimous votes for the actions listed in the minutes; where the minutes record postponements or rejections those outcomes are noted in the court’s actions.