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Llano County Commissioners approve ARPA-funded computer purchase, award depository contract and allow temporary city water tanks; outdoor-burning proposal table
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, the Llano County Commissioners Court approved purchase of 71 county computers funded by ARPA interest, awarded the county depository contract to Arrowhead Bank, allowed the City of Llano to place temporary water tanks on county property for 90 days, and tabled a proposal to restrict outdoor burning.
Llano County Commissioners Court on April 14 approved a series of administrative actions including the purchase of 71 new county computers using unallocated ARPA interest, awarded the county depository contract to Arrowhead Bank and authorized the City of Llano to place temporary water storage tanks on county property for 90 days. The court also voted to table consideration of a proposal to prohibit or restrict outdoor burning.
The court, presided over by Judge Ron Cunningham, opened the regular session and recorded all five commissioners present. Commissioner Linda Raschke moved approval of a consent agenda of routine minutes and reports with the Hill Country MHMR contract removed; Commissioner Jerry Don Moss seconded and the consent motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: the actions formalize short-term operational decisions and allocate modest county resources. The purchase of 71 Dell desktop computers ($81,043.55) and 71 Microsoft Office 2021 Pro Plus licenses ($7,029.00) will be paid from unallocated interest in the county's ARPA fund (fund code 055-690-4860). The depository contract award establishes Arrowhead Bank as the county's official depository. Allowing temporary water storage on county property supports an immediate municipal need; the placement is limited to 90 days by the court's motion.
Key actions and outcomes at a glance:
- Consent agenda approved; Hill Country MHMR contract removed from consent (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Moss; unanimous).
- Outdoor-burning restriction: motion to table (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Moss; unanimous).
- Proclamation: April 27–May 4, 2025 declared Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Richards; unanimous).
- Proclamation: April 2025 declared National County Government Month (motion by Commissioner Jones; second Commissioner Moss; unanimous).
- Construction projects update; court declined to accept the USDA Criminal Justice Center grant obligation (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Jones; unanimous).
- City of Llano: authorized temporary placement of water storage tanks on county property at the Llano County Law Enforcement Center for 90 days (motion by Commissioner Moss; second Commissioner Richards; unanimous).
- Budget transfer: approved transferring $3,000 from Cost Overruns (010-409-4790) to Precinct 4 travel (010-401-4440) citing frequent trips to San Angelo for School Lands management; vote was 4 ayes (Judge Cunningham, Commissioners Jones, Raschke, Richards) and 1 abstention (Commissioner Moss); motion passed.
- Personnel bonds: approved Western Surety Company bonds for William Blackburn (Reserve Deputy Sheriff) and Jenna Geyman (Deputy Sheriff serving mental health duties) (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Moss; unanimous).
- Audit engagement (Agenda Item 12): removed from the agenda by motion of Judge Cunningham and second by Commissioner Moss (unanimous).
- Technology procurement: approved purchase of 71 Dell computers ($81,043.55) and 71 Microsoft Office 2021 Pro Plus licenses ($7,029.00) from BizProtec to be funded from ARPA interest (motion by Commissioner Raschke; second Commissioner Richards; unanimous).
- Finance: approved and awarded the Llano County Depository Contract to Arrowhead Bank (motion by Commissioner Jones; second Commissioner Raschke). Vote reported as 4 ayes (Judge Cunningham, Commissioners Jones, Raschke, Richards) with Commissioner Moss abstaining; motion passed.
The court entered executive session at 9:33 a.m. to receive legal advice on numerous items — including the county jail, school lands, pending litigation, contract and lease matters, and personnel — under Texas Government Code provisions cited in the agenda. It returned to open session at 10:44 a.m. with no additional action taken and Judge Cunningham adjourned the meeting at 10:44 a.m.
The minutes record motions, votes and proclamations but include no public comments. Several agenda items (notably plats/replats and certain executive-session topics) were listed but have no substantive discussion recorded in these minutes and remain outstanding or unacted on at the close of the meeting.
