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Court approves resolutions to designate grant officials for specialty-court programs
Summary
The Commissioners Court approved a series of resolutions to designate authorized grant officials by position for specialty courts (accountability, challenge, mental health, juvenile justice/truancy prevention) to avoid disruption if personnel change; the grants administrator remains the financial officer.
County staff explained that active grant awards through the office of the governor previously named an individual, and new resolutions were proposed to name an authorized official by position to avoid the need for reauthorization if personnel change during a grant cycle. Staff recommended that the grants administrator continue to be designated as the financial officer in the resolutions.
The court approved the series of resolutions for the accountability court program, the challenge court program, the mental health court program, and the juvenile justice and truancy prevention grant program. Commissioner Hogg moved several of the resolutions with Commissioner Leacock seconding; each motion passed by voice vote. No dissenting comments were recorded in the public session.
