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Ector County adds $5 million contingency to Juvenile Justice Center budget
Summary
The Commissioners' Court approved the construction budget for a new Juvenile Justice Center on March 31 and added a $5,000,000 contingency to be monitored by the court; the motion passed unanimously.
The Ector County Commissioners' Court on March 31 approved the construction budget for the new Juvenile Justice Center and added a $5,000,000 contingency to the project budget. County Auditor Tristan Marquez presented the budget; Commissioner Greg Simmons moved to approve the budget and add the contingency, and Commissioner Mike Gardner seconded. The motion passed 5-0.
Court members instructed that the contingency be monitored by the court. No implementation schedule or contract award related to construction was recorded in the public minutes at this meeting; court staff identified the contingency as an additional reserve for the project budget to be tracked and reported at future meetings.
The decision authorizes staff and the County Judge to sign documents associated with the budget approval. The court did not record additional details about how contingency funds would be drawn or which line items they would cover; those items will require future documentation and reporting to the court.
