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Matagorda County commissioners approve vendor and community‑center agreements, table VFW rental and enter executive session
Summary
At its Oct. 13, 2025 meeting in Bay City, the Matagorda County Commissioners Court approved multiple vendor and community‑center agreements, accepted monthly financial reports, authorized a Mercer Construction contract tied to a GLO CDBG‑MIT water‑plant project, and tabled a Veterans of Foreign Wars rental contract for the county’s awards banquet.
Matagorda County Commissioners Court met at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Bay City and approved a series of routine contracts, reports and agreements while tabling a rental contract for the county’s annual service awards banquet.
The court voted unanimously (4–0) to accept the Texas Association of Counties Health and Employee Benefits Pool’s decision to stop printing and mailing 1095‑C forms beginning with the 2025 reporting year and authorized the County Judge to sign the related paperwork; the action was cited in the minutes as linked to the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (HR 3797) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (HR 3801). Commissioners also approved the Motor Vehicle Department collection report for September 2025 and the Matagorda County Treasurer’s Monthly Investment Report for September 2025.
Commissioners approved a vendor agreement with Stella Environmental Services, LLC setting the county Transfer Station hauling rate at $648.52 per load for 2026 and authorized the County Judge to sign. The court likewise approved agreements for the Markham Community Center (FY2026), the Blessing Community Center (FY2026–2027, including rental rules) and the Midfield Community Center (FY2026).
On infrastructure, the court approved a contract between Mercer Construction Co. and Matagorda County for the WCID #5 Water Plant Project tied to GLO CDBG‑MIT Contract No. 22‑085‑078‑D342 and authorized the County Judge to execute related documents. The motion carried 4–0.
A proposed rental contract with the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States for the Matagorda County Annual Service Awards Banquet scheduled for Dec. 4, 2025 was considered and tabled by a unanimous vote. The minutes record that the item was deferred and do not specify follow‑up dates or conditions for reconsideration.
The court approved invoices submitted by Precincts #1 and #3, Constable Precinct #1 and the Sheriff’s Office, and approved payment of bills as presented; each of those motions passed 4–0.
At 9:47 a.m. the court convened in executive session under Texas Government Code §551.0725 (consultation with attorneys regarding deliberation of contracts being negotiated) and §551.076 (deliberation regarding deployment of security personnel or devices or a security audit). The court reconvened in open session at 10:27 a.m.; the minutes do not record any public action on the matters discussed in executive session.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 10:28 a.m. The minutes were later approved in open court on Oct. 20, 2025.
Key actions at a glance: the court approved personnel‑administration paperwork tied to TAC HEBP, accepted two monthly financial reports, set a hauling rate for the Transfer Station at $648.52 per load, approved community‑center agreements, authorized a Mercer Construction contract for the WCID #5 Water Plant Project (GLO CDBG‑MIT related), and tabled the VFW rental contract for the December awards banquet.
