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Lynn County commissioners approve administrative housekeeping: meeting schedule, posting locations and appointments
Summary
The court voted unanimously to designate official posting locations, property sale locations and meeting schedule, adopted the 2026 holiday calendar, and appointed Commissioner John Hawthorne as Judge Pro‑Tem for 2026.
At its Sept. 15 meeting, the Lynn County Commissioners Court completed a series of administrative housekeeping actions.
Commissioner Larry Durham moved, with Commissioner Gass seconding, to designate the official posting board as the place for county postings of sales, probates and notices; the motion carried unanimously. Durham moved and Commissioner Hawthorne seconded to designate the north side steps of the County Courthouse as the official place for sales of property when weather permits; in inclement weather, sales will be held in the County Court Room. Commissioner Hawthorne moved and Commissioner Gass seconded to designate the County Court Room as the location for Commissioners Court meetings; that motion also passed unanimously.
The court also set its regular meeting days as the second and fourth Mondays at 9:30 a.m., with additional dates added for Aug. 31 and Sept. 21. The transcript for this agenda item cites TEX. LOC. GOV'T CODE 81.005(a). Commissioner Matt Woodley moved to accept the county’s 2026 holiday calendar, with Commissioner Gass seconding; the calendar was approved without opposition.
Commissioner Matt Woodley moved and Commissioner Larry Durham seconded a motion to appoint Commissioner John Hawthorne as Judge Pro‑Tem for the Commissioners Court for 2026; the appointment was approved unanimously.
These actions are procedural steps to establish consistent meeting logistics and administrative processes for county business. The court did not record dissent or abstentions on these items.
