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Burleson County commissioners unanimously approve grants, contracts and routine county business
Summary
At a Nov. 24 meeting, Burleson County Commissioners Court approved multiple grant certifications, procurement actions, and contracts — including three Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance grants and several county contracts — and received routine reports on staffing and sales tax.
Burleson County Commissioners Court met Nov. 24 in Caldwell and unanimously approved a package of grant certifications, procurement contracts and administrative actions, while hearing routine reports from county offices.
The court certified three FY2025 Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance grants from the Texas Comptroller totaling $516,282.57: $352,262.79 to the sheriff’s office, $145,155.20 to the prosecutor’s office and $18,864.58 for constables. The court also accepted two donations: $1,000 from BCFA for Constable Precinct 2 and $480 for BHRC, and approved a budget amendment for Fund 17-State Supplement.
Commissioners approved a supplement to the Ubeo Master Agreement (1658934) to rent a multifunction map printer for the County Clerk’s Record Management Fund at $455 per month for 60 months. The court accepted a bid from BPI Materials, LLC in response to Bid #2025-1021 related to GLO CDBG-MIT Mod grant #24-065-057-E567, and approved a memorandum of agreement with United Way of the Brazos Valley’s 2-1-1 Texas to support Burleson County Emergency Management.
The court also approved a subcontractor agreement with the Capital Area of Texas Regional Advisory County for the Hospital/Healthcare Preparedness Program and authorized the Texas Association of Counties to administer the mandatory cybersecurity training required by Texas Government Code §2054.5191 at a cost of $5 per user.
Other actions taken unanimously included releasing the maintenance bond for Brazos River Reserve Subdivision on County Road 285; approving a Joint Primary Election arrangement; exempting the purchase of a specific tract of land from competitive purchasing requirements under the County Purchasing Act; granting a 180-day permit extension for an Atmos utility project on County Road 105; approving a subdivision exception for Fred and Claudia Orum; awarding contracts for representation of indigent defendants for county, juvenile and district courts; and authorizing camera-system additions and upgrades from H&H Door of Victoria ($17,000 for the Courthouse Annex and $10,000 for the Probation building).
County Judge Keith Schroeder noted upcoming local developments and a Tri-County Ag breakfast; Auditor’s office reported sales tax receipts of $131,971, an 11.7 percent decrease from November 2024. Commissioner Vincent Svec reported testing a new brush cutter. The court approved payment of bills and adjourned.
Votes at a glance • Ubeo Master Agreement supplement (map printer): motion carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0). • Acceptance of BPI Materials, LLC bid (Bid #2025-1021): carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0). • Memorandum of Agreement with United Way 2-1-1: carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0). • Subcontractor Agreement for Hospital/Healthcare Preparedness Program: carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0). • Texas Association of Counties to administer cybersecurity course (per Texas Government Code §2054.5191): carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0). • Release of maintenance bond, elections items, permit extension, subdivision exception, indigent defense contracts, camera system proposals and payment of bills: each carried unanimously (yes:5,no:0).
What’s next The court recessed into executive session at 9:10 a.m. and reconvened at 9:23 a.m.; no public action resulted from that session in the minutes. Many items approved are administrative or contract actions; next steps will be implementation by the relevant county departments or contract vendors, per normal procurement and grant procedures.