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Votes at a glance: Jim Wells County court approves disaster declaration, proclamations, grants and routine business
Summary
At its April 24 meeting the Commissioner's Court approved a drought disaster declaration, proclamations for Soil & Water Stewardship Week and Fair Housing Month, authorizations for fireworks sales, several grant and contract authorizations, and multiple surplus/auction and procurement items. A single article lists outcomes and key details.
The Jim Wells County Commissioner's Court handled a package of routine and substantive items April 24, approving a drought disaster declaration and taking a series of votes on proclamations, grants, MOU's and surplus property. The following summarizes actions the court took and the brief context recorded during the meeting.
Votes and outcomes
- Disaster declaration (Agenda 7.1): Approved. The court adopted a local state of disaster to assist municipalities and rural residents affected by drought and declining groundwater quality; judge to file and return in seven days to consider extension.
- Minutes (Agenda 4.1): Approved.
- Consent agenda (Agenda 5.1): Approved (budget amendments certified by the county auditor as allowable).
- Proclamation: Texas Soil and Water Stewardship Week (Agenda 6.1): Approved. David Simmons (Jim Wells County Soil & Water Conservation Board) and board members attended and thanked the court; a $35,000 grant for small dam projects was acknowledged.
- Proclamation: April as Fair Housing Month (Agenda 6.2): Approved. Norma Salas (grant…
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