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Court approves budget amendments and purchase requests including $265,621 pay request and $2,035 electrical work

Howard County Commissioners Court · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners approved line-item budget amendments (pink items) and purchase requests that included a $265,621 monthly payment to Butler Cohen for dispatch work and a $2,035 requisition to BNB Electric to replace high exterior lights at the library. A uniforms bid was withdrawn for further review.

The commissioners approved budget line-item transfers provided by staff; the meeting record notes that pink-listed items were approved while green-listed items were held for later consideration. Among purchase requests approved were a monthly pay application to Butler Cohen for $265,621 related to the dispatch portion of the law enforcement center and a $2,035 requisition to BNB Electric for replacement of high exterior lights at the library.

Staff also presented a uniform-service bid that would provide work uniforms and entry mats; questions about annualized cost assumptions led staff to withdraw that requisition for further review before bringing it back to the court. The court approved the purchase request bundle, which included the Butler Cohen pay app and the BNB Electric requisition, by voice vote.