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Mason County commissioners approve routine budget amendments, contracts and retain outside counsel
Summary
At their Feb. 23, 2026 meeting, the Mason County Commissioners Court approved a series of routine administrative actions — budget amendments, contracts for EMS and facilities maintenance, procurement advertisements for road materials and hauling, an airport hangar swap, and retention of outside counsel. Several vote tallies were not specified in the minutes.
Mason County Commissioners Court on Feb. 23, 2026, approved a slate of routine administrative actions affecting county finances, public safety equipment maintenance, airport tenancy, and contracting for legal and procurement services.
The court amended the 2026 Debt Services Fund to add a $250 paying agent fee and accepted a $9,274.68 surplus refund that the Mason Central Appraisal District will retain for the county. The commissioners approved a Stryker preventive-maintenance renewal for a Lucas device used by EMS for $1,852.00 and accepted Gray Electric's estimate to repair lighting and electrical systems at the Historical Building. The court also approved HP’s $24.99-per-month All-In plan for the Nutrition Program’s printing needs.
Commissioners authorized the exchange of hangar assignments at the Mason County Airport, allowing tenant Tom Doell to move from hangar #1 to hangar #4 and John Gillespie to move from hangar #4 to hangar #1. The court approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Texas A&M Forest Service to site or manage a Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS) and directed an update to the TAC-CIRA Services Agreement to designate Stephanie Simonton as an email administrator.
On procurement and contracting, the court approved MTA estimates to purchase and install Ranch Hand full replacement bumpers on law-enforcement vehicles using the SB22 fund, and it authorized advertising two requests for proposals (RFP 26-4879DR-M for road building materials and RFP 26-4879DR-H for hauling) with specified two-week runs and weekly publication rates in multiple regional newspapers. One courthouse landscaping estimate (All Around Irrigation LLC #2321) received no action.
The court also voted to retain the law firm Allison, Bass & Magee, LLP to provide assistance with county legal matters and authorized the County Judge to execute a retainer agreement.
The court convened a closed executive session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) from 10:17 a.m. to 11:08 a.m. and adjourned at 11:10 a.m. The minutes note that Ally Yonker completed required CEU hours for 2025 and record a request by a resident for the court to revisit burn ban terms.
Votes at a glance - Accounts payable motions: (1) pay bills except invoice #10681 — carried 4–1; (2) rescind that action — carried 4–1; (3) pay all bills and settle accounts — motion carried, tally not specified in the minutes (mover/second recorded). - Proclamation supporting American Red Cross Month (March 2026) — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler). - Quarterly investment report presented by the County Treasurer — accepted (mover: Comm. Fred Estes; second: Comm. Reggie Loeffler). - Budget amendment adding $250 paying agent fee to Debt Services Fund — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Fred Estes). - Mason Central Appraisal District surplus retention ($9,274.68) — approved (mover: Comm. Dave Underwood; second: Comm. Fred Estes). - Airport hangar swap (Tom Doell and John Gillespie) — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler). - Interlocal RAWS agreement with Texas A&M Forest Service — approved (mover: Comm. Fred Estes; second: Comm. Dave Underwood). - TAC-CIRA email administrator designation (Stephanie Simonton) — approved (mover: Comm. Fred Estes; second: Comm. Reggie Loeffler). - Stryker preventive-maintenance renewal for Lucas device ($1,852.00) — approved (mover: Comm. Dave Underwood; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler). - Gray Electric estimate for Historical Building — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Dave Underwood). - All Around Irrigation LLC estimate for courthouse landscaping — no action. - MTA estimates #10681/#10682 for law-enforcement bumpers (SB22 fund) — approved (mover: Comm. Dave Underwood; second: Comm. Fred Estes). - HP All-In printing plan for Nutrition Program ($24.99/mo) — approved (mover: Comm. Fred Estes; second: Comm. Reggie Loeffler). - Rescind prior bid invitations for road material/hauling (Oct. 14, 2025 action) — approved (mover: Comm. Fred Estes; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler). - Advertise RFPs 26-4879DR-M and 26-4879DR-H for two weeks in specified newspapers at listed weekly rates — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler). - Retain Allison, Bass & Magee, LLP as outside counsel and authorize County Judge to sign retainer — approved (mover: Comm. Reggie Loeffler; second: Comm. Buddy Schuessler).
What the minutes do and do not show The minutes record motions, movers and seconders, and that motions were carried for the items above; most entries do not include detailed roll-call tallies (the initial accounts-payable motion records a 4–1 tally). Where the minutes omit a vote count or the name of a presenter (for example, the County Treasurer is listed as presenting the investment report but is not named), this article notes that the minutes do not specify the detail. No direct quotes or extended debate are recorded in the published minutes.
Next steps The minutes were published on March 12, 2026 and adopted on March 9, 2026 per the record. Items that required advertising or contract actions will proceed per the RFP and contracting processes already authorized by the court.
