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Hardin County moves $229,480 to match USDA watershed contract, authorizes $144,405 payment to ERS Inc.
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Summary
The commissioners approved a fiscal‑year 2026 budget amendment transferring $229,480 from Road & Bridge fund to provide the local match for the USDA Emergency Watershed Protection Program and authorized payment application No. 1 to ERS Incorporated for $144,405.62.
Hardin County Commissioners Court on April 28 approved a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment to support local matching funds for an Emergency Watershed Protection Program contract.
The court voted to transfer $229,480 from the Road and Bridge Fund balance into a newly created line (11770494) labeled "transfers to USDA emergency watershed program" to satisfy the county’s local match obligation for a construction contract previously authorized February 10, 2026. The judge said the transfer funds projects across precincts to mitigate issues from past disasters.
As part of the same approval, the court authorized payment application No. 1 to ERS Incorporated in the amount of $144,405.62 for work performed under the contract. The judge framed the payment as required to move forward on precinct projects tied to prior disaster mitigation efforts.
The item passed on a motion and second during the meeting. The court did not provide further line‑by‑line budget detail in the hearing, but the motion authorizes the transfer and the payment to ERS Incorporated from the described line items.
County officials said the transfer funds are to pay the local match portion of the USDA program; outside approvals or additional disbursements were not discussed at the meeting.
