Burleson County OKs subdivision bond, energy road permit and jail safety contracts; authorizes road‑materials RFP

County Judge Keith Schroeder and the Burleson County Commissioners on Oct. 27 unanimously approved a series of routine and project‑specific actions, including a $60,000 maintenance bond for a new subdivision and authorizing a special road use permit for oil‑field traffic.

The action list included a motion by Commissioner Dwayne Faust — seconded by Commissioner Vincent Svec — to approve a maintenance bond from Elliott Construction, LLC for Kachina Vista Phase 1 Subdivision in the amount of $60,000. The Court recorded all votes as aye. Commissioner Faust moved, and Commissioner Svec seconded, a separate motion approving Special Road Use Permit #2026‑3‑51 to allow Wildfire Energy Operating to use County Road 375 for the Schaper HCX 1H and Sorsby HCX 1H sites that span Precincts 1 and 3; that motion also passed unanimously.

Sheriff Rios told the Court the department has "the following openings: 3 jailers and 2 dispatchers" and that the jail held 59 inmates, "46 males and 13 females." The sheriff’s staffing update was presented as part of routine reports and not tied to any immediate formal hiring motion.

On county facilities, the Court approved a proposal from Capstone Mechanical of Waco for work on the jail’s fire/smoke evacuation system for $28,835 and a Controls Service Maintenance Agreement with Capstone at $6,320 per year; both votes were unanimous. Commissioner Robert "Bobby" Urbanosky moved the controls agreement, which Commissioner Svec seconded.

The Court also approved deputations for Connie Bryan and Sallie Brieno as deputy tax assessor/collectors and authorized issuance and advertisement of Requests for Sealed Proposals No. 2025‑1021 for road materials, culverts and erosion control related to GLO CDBG‑MIT Grant #24‑065‑057‑E567 — a step described in the minutes as authorizing the solicitation of bids for grant‑related road work.

Auditor remarks showed sales tax receipts of $118,224, up 1.96% from October 2024. Other routine items included brief precinct reports — seal coating and road grinding — and recognition that Raileen Murray won the 2025 Brazos Valley Community Cleanup Challenge Award for Environmental Leadership.

All motions recorded in the court minutes were approved with unanimous "Aye" votes and the court adjourned after approving payment of county bills.

Votes at a glance: • Maintenance bond — Elliott Construction, Kachina Vista Phase 1 Subdivision: motion by Commissioner Dwayne Faust; second Commissioner Vincent Svec; outcome: approved (all aye). • Special Road Use Permit #2026‑3‑51 — Wildfire Energy Operating (Schaper HCX 1H; Sorsby HCX 1H): motion by Commissioner Dwayne Faust; second Commissioner Vincent Svec; outcome: approved (all aye). • Longevity payments: motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; second Commissioner Robert "Bobby" Urbanosky; outcome: approved (all aye). • Jail fire/smoke evacuation work — Capstone Mechanical of Waco, $28,835: motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; second Commissioner Robert "Bobby" Urbanosky; outcome: approved (all aye). • Controls Service Maintenance Agreement — Capstone Mechanical of Waco, $6,320/year: motion by Commissioner Robert "Bobby" Urbanosky; second Commissioner Vincent Svec; outcome: approved (all aye). • Deputations — Connie Bryan and Sallie Brieno, Deputy Tax Assessor/Collector: motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; second Commissioner Dwayne Faust; outcome: approved (all aye). • Requests for Sealed Proposals No. 2025‑1021 (road materials) — authorization to issue and advertise tied to GLO CDBG‑MIT Grant #24‑065‑057‑E567: motion by Commissioner Vincent Svec; second Commissioner Dwayne Faust; outcome: approved (all aye).

Next steps: the minutes record staff follow‑through by issuing the advertised RFPs and executing the Capstone contracts as approved; no additional hearings or contested votes are recorded in the open minutes.