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Commissioners approve claims, budget amendments and plat correction; accept $3,800 bid on county parcel
Summary
The court approved claims (general claims $4,049,057.64; medical $985,495), budget amendments and salary schedule items, corrected a subdivision name to 'Brownville' on a final plat, and accepted a $3,800 bid for county property in San Benito; an abstention was recorded on a specific warrant.
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Cameron County Commissioners Court approved multiple fiscal and procedural items, including claims, budget amendments, a clerical plat correction and a bid on county-owned property.
Jose Blanco, lead internal auditor, presented totals for approval: general claims of $4,049,057.64, medical claims of $985,495, and an estimated payroll for the period with gross about $5,826,471 and net approximately $3,135,694. The court approved the claims on motion; the record notes an abstention on warrant 00588931 by Commissioner Garza.
County staff presented budget amendments and proposed salary schedules tied to grants, election runoff work, and records management; commissioners approved the amendments. The court also approved travel items 3(a) through 3(m) on a single motion.
During the consent discussion, the court corrected the spelling of a subdivision name on final plat item 2(f) to "Brownville" (without an "s") and approved the plat with that correction. Later, under item 4(d), the court accepted a submitted bid of $3,800 for property described as Lot 7 Block 2, Commercial Addition to the City of San Benito; the motion to accept the bid carried.
All actions above were recorded as motions on the public docket and carried by voice vote as noted in the meeting transcript.
