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Votes at a glance: Jim Wells County Commissioners approve grants signatory resolution, surplus sales, burn ban extension and other routine items
Summary
On March 13 the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court approved a package of routine actions: a CDBG signatory resolution, a USDA grant signature update, surplus property sale authorization, lease renewal, two small property purchases, reappointments to ESD No. 2, formation of a cybersecurity oversight committee, extension of the burn ban, and approval of payroll and bills (excluding funds 52–54). Several grant items were tabled for correction or further information.
The Jim Wells County Commissioners Court took a series of routine and grant-related actions March 13, 2026, approving several resolutions and motions while tabling a pair of grant items for revision.
Key approved actions included: Resolution 2026‑0313 to designate authorized signatories for participation in the Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program (presented by grant administrator Norma Salas); an update to the rural business development grant resolution to list the county judge as authorized signatory for a USDA grant (described on the agenda as $500,000 for the Jim Wells County Resource Center); declaration of surplus county equipment and authorization to auction under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 263 Subchapter D; renewal of a one‑year lease with George O. Dominguez Jr. for use as a brush disposal site at $300 per year; two small property acquisitions (0.081 and 0.096 acre tracts) with authorization for the county judge to execute closing documents; reappointments of Bartolo Guajardo Jr. and Lino Requeenas to Jim Wells County Emergency Services District No. 2 for two‑year terms (01/01/2026–12/31/2027); formation of a Jim Wells County Cybersecurity Mitigation Plan Committee and appointment of a commissioner to represent the court; and approval of payroll and bills as submitted by the county auditor (except for funds 52, 53 and 54).
Two items were tabled: the application/resolution for the Operation Lone Star grant (agenda item 12.2) after staff noted the agenda showed an inaccurate amount (applications are for unspecified awards and amounts are set at award time), and a constable precinct grant resolution (item 15) that staff said had been submitted without the usual prior court request; both were tabled for correction and further information.
Other administrative actions: the court authorized the county judge to send written notice of intent not to renew the county’s software maintenance and hosting agreement with CourtView Justice Solutions Inc. (to allow vendor migration to iDocket), and approved reappointments and routine authorizations related to county property and title company files.
The court also extended the county burn ban for 90 days on the recommendation of Emergency Management Coordinator Lance Brown, who cited KBDI indices above the county threshold and extreme drought‑like conditions.
Votes and motions were taken by voice; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes where the court stated "Aye" and "Motion carries."
