Lavaca County renews TAC property insurance, approves OASYS access and routine personnel actions

Lavaca County commissioners on April 14 approved the county's property-contents insurance renewal with the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool, authorized online benefits-administration access and approved routine personnel and surplus-property items.

Newly instated county auditor Sheila Velasquez told the court the renewal includes three material changes: two 40-foot conex boxes at EMS Station 1 are now on the property schedule to cover spare communication and medical equipment, and contents coverage for removable ambulance equipment at station 1 was increased by $216,000 to reflect life-saving medical equipment that is not permanently affixed to vehicles. The auditor also said county building appraisals will be re-evaluated this summer per a five-year cycle; completion timing is still subject to historical commission review. The court approved the TAC property renewal by voice vote.

The auditor also asked for county staff to be added to OASYS, the Texas Association of Counties online administrative system used for health and benefits enrollment; the court approved OASYS access for named payroll/back-up staff.

Other routine items approved included declaring two heavy pieces of equipment surplus (a 2009 International truck tractor and a 2004 Caterpillar motor grader), approving an addendum to add a full-time software user for the county attorney's office, acknowledging the appointment of Veronica Herrera as chief deputy for the district clerk's office (effective March 19, 2026), and approving a certificate of exemption from subdivision requirements for a multi-parcel phase of Roden Ranch (phase 1 of a 370-acre tract).

The court approved the consent agenda and adjourned; the next meeting was set for April 27, 2026 at 9 a.m.