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Brooks County approves charging City of Falfurrias for landfill use; 911 subsidy and dispatch fees tabled
Summary
The court approved requiring the City of Falfurrias to begin paying for garbage sent directly to the Brooks County Landfill and accepted a $20,000 supplement to Emergency Management. Discussions on revised dispatch center fees and increasing the city's 911 subsidy were tabled for recalculation.
Judge Eric Ramos informed the court that the City of Falfurrias was the only entity not paying for trash sent directly to the Brooks County Landfill; the court voted to require the city to begin paying for landfill use. The motion to accept charging the city was moved by Nora Salinas and seconded by Eduardo "Eddie" Garza and passed unanimously.
Separately, the court discussed revised fees for Falfurrias' use of Brooks County's Dispatch Center and whether to increase the city's 911 subsidy. Staff asked for time to include fringe and benefits in the fee calculation; the court tabled the dispatch-fee recalculation and also tabled the 911 subsidy discussion for further figures. Commissioner Salinas had suggested charging $10,000 for the 911 subsidy during the discussion.
The court also approved a $20,000 supplement from the City of Falfurrias to the Emergency Management Department after comments from Ruben Ramirez, EMC/Fire Chief. That motion was moved by Nora Salinas and seconded by Rolando Gutierrez and passed unanimously. No additional interlocal agreements were recorded in the minutes; the actions recorded were a directive to begin billing for landfill disposal and a $20,000 emergency management supplement acceptance, with the dispatch and 911 items deferred for recalculation.
