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Jack County commissioners approve payments, consent agenda and two $2,000 county credit cards
Summary
County Judge Brian Keith Umphress and the court approved payment of submitted accounts and a multi-item consent agenda that authorized two $2,000 county credit cards, accepted the auditor's monthly report, and renewed an MOA with Helen Farabee Centers for mental health services.
County Judge Brian Keith Umphress and the Jack County Commissioners Court approved payment of accounts and a multi-item consent agenda during the June 23, 2025 regular session.
The court voted 4-0 to pay the accounts and claims submitted for approval after Judge Brian Keith Umphress moved the measure and Commissioner Amy Salazar seconded. The court then considered a consent agenda that included: approval of the minutes of the June 9, 2025 meeting; acceptance of the auditor’s monthly report; authorization to issue county credit cards through TIB to Joey Highfill (Jack County deputy SRO) and Gary Fitzgerald (Jack County Sheriff investigator), each in the amount of $2,000; reception of the County Judge’s judicial education record; and renewal of an interlocal Memorandum of Agreement with Helen Farabee Centers involving mental health services for Jack County residents. Judge Umphress moved to approve the consent agenda, Commissioner Henry Birdwell seconded, and the vote was unanimous (4-0).
The credit-card authorizations are intended to provide payment flexibility for duties tied to law enforcement and school-resource activities; the consent agenda did not specify further internal controls or recurring limits beyond the stated $2,000 caps. The renewal of the interlocal agreement with Helen Farabee Centers was recorded on the consent agenda as covering mental health services but did not include grant amounts or contract terms in the meeting record.
No amendments to the consent items were made during the meeting. The court took these routine actions early in the session and moved on to scheduled and unscheduled business.
