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Votes at a glance: Houston County Commissioners’ Court, Jan. 27, 2026
Summary
A quick list of motions and recorded outcomes from the Houston County Commissioners’ Court meeting on Jan. 27, 2026, including approvals for minutes, payroll, personnel actions, cadet tuition, property resale, truck purchase and grant application; most votes were unanimous (4–0).
The Houston County Commissioners’ Court recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 27, 2026. All motions shown as carried were recorded as unanimous among members present (4–0); one commissioner was absent.
Votes and outcomes
• Approve minutes for Jan. 13, 2026 — approved (4–0). (SEG 009)
• Approve payment of accounts payable, fund transfers and ratify salary expenses (correcting $55.60 to Precinct 1 Road & Bridge) — approved (4–0). (SEG 011–012)
• Receive County Treasurer’s Report and Compensatory Report — approved (4–0). (SEG 013–014)
• Approve salaries and status changes for multiple jail/dispatch employees (includes Jonathon Strong and Spencer Lightfoot moving into Cadet Program at $44,000 annually) — approved (4–0). (SEG 015–018)
• Approve payment of compensatory/vacation time to Brooke Steubing ($1,057.65) — approved (4–0). (SEG 019–020)
• Declare received information as surplus inventory and approve transfers between departments — approved (4–0). (SEG 021)
• Reappoint Jenni Shartle and Gwen Willis to the Houston County Child Welfare Board; appoint Sarah Carter Crow at a later date — approved (4–0). (SEG 022–023)
• Approve Spectrum installation of 1,186' fiber-optic cable in Precinct 2 — approved (4–0). (SEG 024–025)
• Receive 2025 Title III Expenditure Report — received as information (4–0). (SEG 026–027)
• Receive 2025 Road & Bridge Lateral Road Report — received as information (4–0). (SEG 029–030)
• Approve HR Committee policy update (Pregnant Workers Fairness Act) — approved (4–0). (SEG 030–031)
• Approve Employee Sick Pool policy updates — approved (4–0). (SEG 031–032)
• No action on Precinct 2 deputy constable job description; direction to Sheriff and Constable to collaborate — no action. (SEG 032–033)
• Approve resale bid for struck-off property in Cause No. 23-0152 awarded to Efrain Fajardo for $15,000 — approved (4–0). (SEG 034–035)
• Receive continuing education hours for County Clerk and District Clerk — received as information (4–0). (SEG 035–037)
• Receive and approve selections and cadet agreements for Deputy Cadet Program; approve county-paid tuition and status changes effective Feb. 23, 2026 — approved (4–0). (SEG 038–044)
• Approve placement of Travis Plaque on courthouse grounds; dedication March 2, 2026 — approved (4–0). (SEG 045–046)
• Approve Hotel Occupancy Tax application for Houston County Fair & Youth Livestock Show ($3,000) — approved (4–0). (SEG 046–047)
• Approve trade-in ($155,000) and purchase ($189,211.01) of 2026 Mack dump truck under TIPS and lease-purchase with Cadence Bank; note $165,000 guaranteed buyback (Feb. 2027) — approved (4–0). (SEG 048–053)
• Authorize Sheriff to apply for the Sheriff Immigration Law Enforcement Grant Program (Senate Bill 8 / Gov. Code §753.051) — approved (4–0). (SEG 054)
• Adjourn — carried; meeting adjourned at 10:13 a.m. (SEG 056–057)
Items marked “received as information” had no formal directive attached; the authorization to apply for a grant does not commit the county to accept funds or implement a program without further approvals.
