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Resident alleges unauthorized extension of Comal County towing agreement at Commissioners Court
Summary
A resident told the Comal County Commissioners Court he was among three original towing contractors and said an extension was granted without court approval, which he argued violated the Open Meetings Act and was unfair to previously accepted vendors.
A resident identified in the meeting as Mauer used the public comment period to challenge how the county handled a towing contract extension, saying he was one of three companies originally accepted and that an extension was later granted without the court's authorization.
"And then they without this court's approval, they gave an extension," Mauer said, arguing the extension "was not authorized by the court" and that the action was unfair to originally accepted vendors. He also raised constitutional concerns about contract provisions that would limit drivers to operate for only one company and rules about land ownership for contractors, saying those provisions could be unconstitutional in Texas, which he characterized as a "right to work state."
Mauer told the court he submitted documentation and cited prior litigation he said he and counsel had won in other venues, and asked the court to resolve the matter without further litigation. The court did not record any immediate staff response to the allegation within the public portion of the transcript.
The comment was made during the public-comment portion immediately after the court moved from the action agenda to the workshop agenda; no motion or action on the towing policy was taken in the public record during the meeting.
