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Commissioners approve $5,000 for Visit Comfort Texas’ Placer.ai economic data contract in 3-2 vote
Summary
Kendall County authorized $5,000 toward Visit Comfort Texas’s $15,000 Placer.ai contract for economic development services; the motion passed 3-2 with Commissioners McCall and County Judge Stolarczyk voting no.
The Commissioners voted to move forward with Visit Comfort Texas (VCTX) by providing $5,000 toward VCTX's $15,000 contract with Placer.ai to provide economic development services. Commissioner Chad Carpenter moved the measure and Commissioner Richard Chapman seconded it. The vote passed 3-2; Commissioner Jennifer McCall and County Judge Shane Stolarczyk recorded nay votes.
The minutes state the county will negotiate the contract between the parties and bring it back to the Court for final review; the approved $5,000 is a contribution toward the $15,000 contract cost. The minutes include that Kent Densley and Ernest Slatinsky spoke during Agenda Item #21 (their remarks are listed as having spoken on Item #21), but the minutes do not transcribe their statements. The record does not include a vendor agreement or performance metrics; the funding arrangement will be subject to future contract negotiation and final court review.
