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Court hears $300,000 county share for additional sirens, with maintenance and activation questions
Summary
County staff presented a $300,000 line item to add flood/tornado sirens in areas not covered by the state grant, noting installation must be complete by December 2027 and that ongoing maintenance (estimated at about $35,000/year) would be the county's responsibility; commissioners requested more details and interlocal terms with the city.
County staff and the chair described a vendor quote to add sirens and equipment in areas not covered by the Texas Water Development Board’s flood map and asked the court to consider a $300,000 county contribution for those additional units. "300,000 is this county's portion," the chair said, and staff emphasized that the state grant would not cover those extra locations.
Officials acknowledged open implementation questions: who would activate sirens (the city previously handled activation for police), how ongoing maintenance would be funded (staff gave an estimated maintenance cost of about $35,000 per year), and the requirement to file an engineering/location report with the Texas Water Development Board. The chair said installations must be complete and operational by December '27, and staff said they will prepare the interlocal agreement with the city and the required report before purchasing.
