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Titus County commissioners return to comp time, authorize contract negotiations and pass budget amendments
Summary
At a May 2026 meeting, the Titus County Commissioners Court voted to return county employees to comp time with a 60-hour cap and no carryover, authorized terminating the InterOp/Three Vertical software contract and allowing Flowers and Davis Law Firm to negotiate a replacement, and approved a $20,000 needs assessment and several budget amendments totaling about $7,006.44.
The Titus County Commissioners Court on May (time in record) voted to return county employees to a comp-time system, authorized lawyer-led negotiations for a software contract replacement, and approved a set of budget amendments and project allocations.
Commissioner Joe D. Mitchell proposed returning county employees to comp time "so they can on our off days ... take off and use their time" rather than receive overtime, and the court adopted a policy that sets a 60-hour comp-time cap that "can't be carried over," a change that passed 3 to 1. Commissioners debated whether department heads should retain discretion to allow overtime for budgeted needs; Mitchell said disaster or unplanned pay would remain an exception and pointed to existing disaster-overtime budgeting for emergency call-ins.
The court also moved to terminate the InterOp/Three Vertical (I3 Vertical/Interop NX) software contract and to allow Flowers and Davis Law Firm to negotiate a replacement contract. The motion to terminate the current contract and permit the law firm to negotiate was made and carried unanimously. The court said the motion was being resent to correct wording and ensure the procedure was "done the right way." The commissioners did not provide further technical details about the contract terms during the meeting.
On facilities work, the court approved an amendment to a professional services agreement with the county's architects, expanding the scope to include a needs assessment for the annex exterior façade. Commissioner Parker moved to add the assessment after staff reported that the architect firm would perform the needs assessment for $20,000; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Applewhite and approved (vote recorded as 3 to 1 in the transcript).
Financial business included allocating a $320,000 award received Oct. 27, 2025, from NET RMA to be used in FY2026 for road and bridge projects (fund 4-10). Commissioners discussed a preliminary tax-roll reduction of roughly $70 million in taxable value and agreed to place the award in a special fund for precinct use; unused amounts will revert to the general fund. The court also approved routine items: written reports from county officials, the quarterly investment report (March 26), and the treasury report as a matter of record.
Finance staff said a required budget amendment would move contingency funds to cover an Inland Marine insurance increase of about $6,700 and add $1,000 to cover increased jail physicals, for a total amendment of $7,006.44. The amendment also reflects a prior motion to set aside $80,000 per precinct for this fiscal year, with funds not rolling over to FY2027. Commissioners approved those amendments unanimously.
The court signed pay orders and approved county payments before adjourning. Closing comments praised maintenance work on the county maintenance barn access and noted wet site conditions that have affected equipment.
What happens next: The court instructed staff to proceed with the needs assessment and with contract-termination steps; any negotiated contract will return to commissioners for review and approval. The comp-time policy change takes effect per the court's direction and is to be applied within the fiscal year (comp time may not be carried forward).
