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Brooks County to serve as financial administrator for Colonia study grant, receives $25,000 award

Honorable Commissioners' Court of Brooks County, Texas · August 22, 2024
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Summary

The court approved a package of resolutions required by the Texas Department of Agriculture Colonia Study Grant and accepted $25,000 to serve as the grant's financial administrator.

Judge Eric Ramos read several required resolutions for the Texas Department of Agriculture Colonia Study Grant (civil rights compliance, conduit code, excessive force policy, Section 504 sample policy, citizen participation plan and fair housing policy). He told the court the county will act as the financial administrator for the study and that "the County is being awarded $25,000 for being the financial administrator of this grant." The court approved the resolutions unanimously.

The resolutions included A1014 (civil rights compliance), A1002 (code of conduit), A1003 (excessive force policy), A1004 (sample Section 504 policy against discrimination based on handicap and grievance procedures), A1013 (citizen participation plan for the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program) and A1015 (Fair Housing Policy). The court recorded the approvals on the minutes and no dissent was noted.