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Court renews county health plan, approves budget transfers and backs Volunteer Fire Department event
Summary
Brooks County will renew the FY2026 health-insurance plan with higher rates, approved multiple line-item transfers and authorized county support for the Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department’s Watermelon Roundup brisket cooking.
The Brooks County Commissioners approved renewing the county’s FY2026 health insurance on June 20, directing staff to proceed with the same plan despite a rate increase. Judge Eric Ramos introduced the item and HR representative Katy Salinas detailed the renewal materials and related COBRA/interlocal forms; Commissioner Nora Salinas moved to renew the plan and Commissioner Aaron Trevino seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
The court also approved several budget transfers to cover professional fees, property insurance and equipment maintenance. Specific transfers recorded included moving $8,000 from a deputies line and $5,500 from a grant-matching line to cover accounting and auditing professional fees, and reallocating several smaller line items into property insurance and A/C system maintenance lines. The court approved invoice #1312 to Jaime’s Air Conditioning and Refrigeration for $2,155 to be paid from the A/C maintenance line.
In community-support actions, the court unanimously allowed the Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department to use the JM Alaniz fairgrounds to cook briskets for the 59th Annual Watermelon Roundup and authorized Road & Bridge to haul wood for the event. Those motions were moved and seconded by commissioners and recorded as unanimous approvals.
One personnel-item entry on the agenda—creating a new temporary position in the Brooks County Attorney’s Office—appears in the minutes with conflicting language: the transcript notes the item “was passed by the Court at this time, no action taken.” The minutes do not include a clear motion, recorded mover/second, or vote for that specific item; the record is ambiguous and county staff should be consulted for clarification of the personnel action.
The court adjourned at 10:53 a.m.
