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Court preselects Baird Hampton & Brown to draft drainage criteria and allows future as‑requested work with county approval
Summary
The court authorized Baird Hampton & Brown to develop county drainage criteria (fee not to exceed $20,000) and preselected the firm for future development‑criteria work if the court later requests it; commissioners emphasized scope, budget transparency, and coordination with county attorneys.
Baird Hampton & Brown (BHB) presented two options: prepare drainage criteria only (not to exceed $20,000) or add full development criteria (additional not to exceed $36,000). "The proposal before the court today is 2 options," Shannon (BHB) said, describing the drainage‑only approach and the broader option that would add road design and platting standards. Commissioners asked for clarity on funding sources, the attorney's needs, and which outside counties should be used as comparators; one commissioner asked that BHB coordinate closely with county attorneys at Bickerstaff and return with scope and cost breakdowns before any additional work. The court approved engaging BHB for drainage work and preselected the firm for future tasks, with the understanding that BHB must obtain prior court approval before performing any additional scope.
