Kerr County court approves resolutions, grant updates and hires emergency management coordinator

Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a package of routine resolutions, administrative actions and personnel moves during its March 23 session.

The court approved a proclamation recognizing March as "March for Meals" for the Dietrich Center's Meals on Wheels program after Brenda Thompson told commissioners the agency delivered more than 71,000 meals to county residents last year. The court also approved a resolution naming April as Child Abuse Awareness Month and granted permission to hold the National Day of Prayer on the courthouse grounds May 7 following a request from Matt Melton of the Kerr Ministerial Alliance.

Several administrative items were approved unanimously: acceptance of $113 in monetary donations to Animal Control (staff will itemize a separate, larger in-kind furniture donation for auditor review), ministerial amendment of the Kerr County Rifle Resistant Body Armor Grant number, and ratification of withdrawal of a Mobile Forensics Initiative grant application to the Office of the Governor that staff said did not match project intent.

On personnel, the court approved a revised emergency management coordinator job description and then voted to hire Shori Harmon (the county liaison from TDEM) as the new emergency management coordinator following a round of interviews and an accepted offer. The judge praised Harmon's certifications and flood-response work: "there could be no one better qualified to step in and help us with our emergency management going forward," he said.

The court also authorized sale or disposition of surplus firearms in compliance with state law, approved payment of routine and late bills, adopted multiple budget amendments and accepted monthly departmental reports.

All of the listed motions were approved by voice vote as presented; no contested votes were recorded at the meeting.