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Commissioners approve payments to Kerr and Burnet counties and revive interlocal jail agreements
Summary
The court approved first amendments to interlocal agreements with Kerr and Burnet counties and authorized payment of past‑due FY‑26 invoices (Kerr: $383,165; Burnet: $1,183,224.17). Staff reported there were no Bexar inmates in those facilities at the time of the meeting.
County staff presented amendments to interlocal cooperation agreements with Kerr County and Burnet County to revive expired out‑of‑county jail services contracts and asked the court to authorize payment of past‑due FY‑26 invoices. The county auditor was authorized to pay up to $383,165 to Kerr County and up to $1,183,224.17 to Burnet County for past‑due invoices.
Staff noted that, as of the presentation, there were zero Bexar County inmates housed in those external facilities. Commissioners discussed beds and utilization relative to prior budget estimates and thanked staff for managing outside bed usage to reduce taxpayer expense. Commissioner discussion emphasized the mid‑ and long‑term need to address local capacity and incarceration trends to avoid recurring contract reliance.
The court approved motions for the three components of the item (authorize amendments and payment language) and added the corrected payment amounts to the motion record.
