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Court tables proposals to charge City of Falfurrias for landfill, dispatch and 911 funding
Summary
Brooks County commissioners discussed enforcing a 2010 agreement with the City of Falfurrias and proposed raising dispatch and 911 subsidies, but tabled the items pending more information; votes on the tables were split 4–1 on several items with County Judge Eric Ramos recorded as opposed.
Commissioners debated whether to charge the City of Falfurrias for garbage taken to the Brooks County Landfill and whether to revise fees for use of the county dispatch center and increase the city's 911 subsidy. A 2010 agreement was cited requiring the city to pay for one landfill employee; some commissioners urged enforcing that term and updating the agreement.
The court took the matter into executive session and later returned to open session. After discussion the commissioners voted to table the landfill-fee matter to obtain more facts (vote 4'1, Judge Ramos opposed). The Court similarly tabled proposed revised dispatch fees and a proposed doubling of the city supplement for 911; each table motion passed with a 4'1 tally. Judge Ramos said he would try to get more information from the city and "will be giving them a time period and will be receiving a bill for this," indicating the county plans to request formal responses before bringing the items back for decision.
