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Matagorda County Commissioners' Court unanimously approves contracts, canvasses election and OKs road rebuild
Summary
On Nov. 17, 2025 the Matagorda County Commissioners' Court in Bay City voted unanimously to approve a range of routine contracts and reports, canvass the Nov. 4 constitutional amendment election and authorize rebuilding County Road 238 using Texas GLO GOMESA funds; the court also met in executive session and later approved a security systems quote.
County Judge Bobby Seiferman presided over the Matagorda County Commissioners' Court on Nov. 17, 2025 in Bay City, where the court unanimously approved a package of routine contracts and reports, canvassed the Nov. 4 constitutional amendment election and authorized use of Texas General Land Office (GLO) GOMESA funds to rebuild County Road 238.
The court opened at 9:30 a.m. and established a quorum with Commissioners Edward "Bubba" Cook (Precinct 1), Mike Estlinbaum (Precinct 2), Troy Shimek (Precinct 3) and Charles "Bubba" Frick (Precinct 4) present. After ceremonial pledges and an invocation, the court approved its Nov. 10, 2025 minutes on a motion by Commissioner Troy Shimek, seconded by Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum (vote 5-0).
Among the items approved were: a payment agreement with Parity Consultants, LLC for new servers; an Image/Service Agreement with Function4 under Contract #DIR-CPO-5424 for copier rental for the county clerk's office; the Matagorda County Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) report covering Sept. 1, 2023–Aug. 31, 2025; an FY 2026–2027 agreement with the Matagorda County Museum Association; and an interlocal agreement with the Regional Public Defender for Capital Cases for FY 2026–2027. The court also approved invoices for Precincts 1 and 2, the Treasurer's monthly investment report for October 2025, payment of demand checks and several line-item transfers. All listed motions passed by recorded unanimous votes (5 ayes, 0 nays).
On a more substantive procurement matter, the court approved a quote from Matagorda Construction & Materials to rebuild County Road 238 (W. Revetment Road) using GLO GOMESA funds. The motion cited Local Government Code §262.024(a)(3) for a discretionary exemption specific to the use of rip-rap as part of the rebuild; the motion passed 5-0. The minutes do not include a dollar amount for the contract in the record and therefore the cost is not specified in these minutes.
The court moved into executive session at approximately 9:53 a.m. under Texas Government Code §§551.0725 (contract deliberation), 551.074(a)(1)–(2) (personnel) and 551.076 (security). The minutes record reconvening in open session and a subsequent motion by Commissioner Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Commissioner Edward "Bubba" Cook, to approve a quote from Secure Systems Inc.; that motion carried 5-0. The transcript contains a typographical bracket in the company name ('Secure] Systems Inc.') which is noted and corrected here to Secure Systems Inc. The minutes do not include further publicly stated details from the executive session in the open record.
The meeting adjourned with an adjournment time noted as approximately 10:21 a.m. The minutes also include an approval signature block dated Dec. 1, 2025. The record contains inconsistent timestamps (the reconvene line references 11:18 a.m. while adjournment is listed at 10:21 a.m.), which the court's minute text does not resolve; that inconsistency is noted in this report.
Votes at a glance: approve minutes (Nov. 10) — motion by Troy Shimek, seconded by Mike Estlinbaum; SART report approval — motion by Troy Shimek, seconded by Mike Estlinbaum; canvass Nov. 4 election — motion by Edward "Bubba" Cook, seconded by Charles "Bubba" Frick; Parity Consultants payment agreement — motion by Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Charles "Bubba" Frick; Function4 image/service agreement (DIR-CPO-5424) — motion by Bobby Seiferman, seconded by Mike Estlinbaum; Matagorda Construction & Materials quote for County Road 238 rebuild (GOMESA funds, LGC §262.024(a)(3)) — motion by Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Troy Shimek; museum agreement FY 2026–2027 — motion by Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Troy Shimek; regional public defender interlocal FY 2026–2027 — motion by Bobby Seiferman, seconded by Edward "Bubba" Cook; invoices for Precincts 1 & 2 — motion by Charles "Bubba" Frick, seconded by Edward "Bubba" Cook; Treasurer's investment report (Oct. 2025) — motion by Charles "Bubba" Frick, seconded by Troy Shimek; payment of demand checks and line-item transfers — motions by Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Troy Shimek; executive session entry (9:53 a.m.) — motion by Edward "Bubba" Cook, seconded by Troy Shimek; approval of Secure Systems Inc. quote — motion by Mike Estlinbaum, seconded by Edward "Bubba" Cook. All recorded votes in the minutes are 5 ayes, 0 nays.
What happens next: The minutes indicate routine administrative follow-ups (contract execution, signatures and implementation by county departments). Where the minutes reference agreements to be signed (for example the museum agreement and interlocal public defender agreement), the judge was authorized to sign on the county's behalf. The minutes provide no dates for implementation of these agreements or dollar amounts for the road contract; those details are not specified and would appear in the contract files or subsequent agenda items.
