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Quorum court fails to add building-and-grounds budget amendment to tonight’s agenda
Summary
A motion to add an unnumbered ordinance amending the 2026 building and grounds budget was proposed but failed to reach the two-thirds threshold required to add it to the agenda after a roll-call vote.
A proposed amendment to add an ordinance amending the Washington County building and grounds budget for 2026 did not pass the quorum court’s threshold to add it to the meeting agenda.
JP Bruns moved to add the unnumbered ordinance to the agenda, describing it as an amendment to the building and grounds budget for 2026. Several justices discussed procedural and substantive concerns: JP Massengue said he supported the item in principle but wanted more time to evaluate the proposed expenditures; JP Ricker cautioned the court should confirm whether the funds had already been appropriated; JP Pond questioned whether insurance proceeds should be applied only to building repairs.
The court took a roll-call vote on whether to add the item to the agenda. The chair noted the motion required a two-thirds (supermajority) threshold; the roll call produced seven votes in favor and four opposed, and the chair declared that the motion did not pass because it failed to reach the required two-thirds majority.
