Grayson County commissioners approve consent agenda, contracts and plats; question a likely invoice typo

Grayson County Commissioners Court on Nov. 18 approved a broad consent agenda, authorized multiple contracts and plats, and confirmed nominees to the Grayson Central Appraisal Board, the court said.

County Judge called the meeting to order, and the court approved minutes for Oct. 28, Nov. 4 and a special session on Nov. 3 after a motion and voice vote. The judge then took up a large consent agenda and approved it without separate discussion.

Under the bills and payments portion of the agenda commissioners authorized routine disbursements including $51,609.57 to NSTS LLC for street signs and $77,253 to Allied Fence for a new fence at 2027 Texoma Parkway. The court also authorized $129,984.32 to Frequentus USA Inc. for a final payment on a control-tower upgrade at North Texas Regional Airport and $4,863,912.97 as a pass-through to the state comptroller for the second half of CHIRP year 5.

When the clerk read a line showing a payment of $81,471,103,869.68 to Tyler Technologies for annual public-safety software support, a commissioner questioned the figure. “Do we have that much money?” a commissioner asked, prompting a staff check; the…