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Commissioners approve moving contingency funds to cover annex water damage claim
Summary
Parker County Commissioners Court approved a motion to move contingency funds into a property-claim line to cover reconstruction and mitigation costs after water intrusion at a county annex; staff said an engineer report is pending and some work may roll into next fiscal year.
Parker County Commissioners Court voted to move contingency funds into the property-claim line to cover reconstruction and mitigation of water damage at a county annex. The court record shows Commissioner Connolly made the motion and Commissioner Walden seconded it; the chair called for voice approval and the motion passed (no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript).
County staff told the court the reconstruction and mitigation estimates total approximately $109,003. Staff said the county had authorized $20,000 at the previous court and requested authorization to transfer additional contingency money into department 409 to cover the remaining costs. “In total, those 2 things cost $109,003.00,” a staff member reported on the estimate and mitigation work, though portions of the numeric string in the transcript were unclear.
Staff cautioned that an engineer report from TAC, expected in mid- to late-September, will determine what portions are covered by insurance and noted the likelihood of multiple separate deductibles on the claim. A court member asked whether there could be multiple deductibles; staff estimated “three to four” potential deductibles but did not provide per-deductible amounts at the meeting. Staff also said some work might not be finished by the Sept. 30 fiscal-year cutoff and could need to be rolled into the next fiscal year.
Jenny, the county staff member who inspected the site with the TAC adjuster and engineer, described the cause as failing exterior retaining-wall seals rather than a roof failure. She said building-grounds staff repaired the walls and, “as of this morning, we don't have any additional water,” and recommended buying flooring materials now but delaying installation until office reconfiguration is complete to avoid replacing new flooring later.
Next steps: staff will await the TAC engineer report to clarify insurance coverage and bring any additional cost and timing details back to the court; the court authorized moving contingency funds subject to those follow-up clarifications.
