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Votes at a glance: Midland County Commissioners Court — May 5, 2026
Summary
A compact list of key motions and outcomes from the Midland County Commissioners Court meeting on May 5: annexation petition authorized, subdivision regulation update authorized, variance for Josiah Addition Section 2 approved, contract amendments and awards approved, two contract terminations approved, JAG budget amendment and donation appropriations approved, opioid settlement ratified, and personnel hires authorized.
Key actions and outcomes recorded May 5, 2026:
- Annexation petition (Yukon Road to City of Odessa): authorized the county judge to sign the petition — approved.
- Subdivision regulation update (road-construction standards): authorized Public Works to update standards for local/residential roads — approved.
- Josiah Addition Section 2 variance (private caliche roads, ~160 lots): variance approved to match Section 1 — approved.
- Encore access easement: approved.
- Park Hill GIS task-order amendment: approved.
- Magrum task order (material testing for Archive Building phase 2): approved.
- Permian Paving contract (East County Road 110): judge authorized to execute contract — approved.
- Speed limit change (West County Road 30, 55→45 mph between 1788 and county line): approved to match Ector County’s reduction.
- Department of Defense assistance forms (authorization to submit to Rep. August Pfluger): approved.
- Termination of contracts: Securus and TouchPay Holdings — both terminations approved after county attorney review.
- Interlocal for FY2025 JAG and budget amendment: interlocal authorized; $12,605 budget amendment approved for JAG (ammunition for SWAT).
- Donation: $5,000 from Bill Cotner to Sheriff’s Office acknowledged and budget amendment approved.
- Procurement and purchases: one additional Cohero license ($108), detention van and upfit ($78,833.75), two mobile radios via DIR contract — all approved.
- RFP: Authorized RFP issuance for ATMs at county facilities — approved.
- Opioid settlement: ratified signature to join new national remnant-defendant settlement — approved.
- Resolutions supporting future Interstate 27 (three resolutions): all approved.
- Financial policy: adopted (recommended 40% fund-balance target) — approved.
- Hires: Commissioner's administrative assistant (Caitlin McGee) approved; county judge’s executive assistant (Jasmine Miranda) approved at grade 19 step 8 ($74,593.55) effective May 18, 2026.
Votes were recorded by voice for items; where the transcript shows unanimous "ayes" there is no roll-call tally in the minutes. Items deferred or tabled: library notary policy (tabled pending legal opinion).
