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Key votes and actions approved by unanimous voice vote:

- Consent agenda (CA1–CA43): The court approved the full consent agenda. No items were pulled for separate consideration.

- A1: Court‑appointed attorney fees bill run — motion carried.

- A3 (Order 2025‑54): Creation of a Johnson County Reinvestment Zone attached to “Project Constellation.” The county opened a public hearing, received no public comment, and approved Order 2025‑54; staff noted creation of a reinvestment zone is a prerequisite for economic development activity but not binding on offering incentives.

- A4 (Order 2025‑49): Revision of plat (Highland Estates, Lot 12 → Lot 12R‑1 and 12R‑2) in Precinct 1. Public water provider (JSA) serves the lots; court approved the plat revision.

- A6 (Order 2025‑52): Release of construction financial security for Retreat Phase 29 (developer Double Diamond Delaware Inc.) in the amount of $846,439 secured by United States Fire Insurance Company; court authorized returning the security after inspections and completion of required work.

- A7: Variance to lift requirement for credible evidence of groundwater availability for a single 2‑acre lot to be served by a private well in Precinct 4; court approved based on nearby domestic and livestock wells and no public water availability.

- A8: Approval for the county clerk’s office to use open space at the Alvarado sub‑courthouse to house a vitals (birth/death certificates) and passport office similar to the Burleson office; the court approved the request and staff will work with the elections administrator to relocate any affected voting precincts and identify alternate polling locations for elections.

- A9: Sole‑source exemption under Texas Local Government Code §262.024 for Easy Street cold asphalt, available locally only through Sun Mount Paving; court approved allowing purchases without competitive bidding for that product.

- A10: Authorization for the sheriff’s office to apply for two Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation grants (including Spirit of Blue) for SWAT and SRT equipment and training with no local match required; court approved application authorization only (no guarantee of award).

Motions were made and seconded from the bench for each item where recorded. Where vote tallies were recorded by voice, the court announced each item carried unanimously. Several items were presented with brief staff reports or public hearings; the court took no action on an executive-session item (Project Goodland) at this meeting.

The court also heard informational updates on transportation projects, Master Gardener programs, and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) project funding but took no new appropriations for ARPA at the June 23 session.

A full set of orders and minutes will be posted to the county clerk’s website and the county will notify affected election precincts about the Alvarado office change prior to its planned use after the November constitutional amendment election cycle.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Johnson - Commissioner's Court - Jun 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The court approved a 43-item consent agenda, several land-use orders, a construction bond release, election of a vitals/passport office at the Alvarado sub‑courthouse, sole‑source authorization for a cold asphalt product, and authorized sheriff to apply for equipment grants.","taxTitle","Johnson County, Texas","taxId",64594,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523203,"Commissioners approve variance to defer roadway construction while securing future right-of-way in Precinct 4",499,1997000,2496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065201-0945c7c2958d3feab8092a162cc077fc&start=1997&end=2496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065201-0945c7c2958d3feab8092a162cc077fc/thumbnail_1997000.jpg","/articles/6523203/Johnson-County/Texas/Commissioners-approve-variance-to-defer-roadway-construction-while-securing-future-right-of-way-in-Precinct-4","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523203-7fcf2c31e21d03cab76a10deec6e2aaf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770631339&Signature=Ry5Ki8N2bH~E9~yA~5tcr~xZjEW88bQiU0tYPBKkrDjogJH-FRfofngMCf~3MqsXmFDvKz6S1WXIouQnwPhHwauCflgCJWDtAjma0mK~g2-HOm57xr0HO~awqDi0YB6~5PzPnstIt9Xh71EfLo-ktXrIsMHDRtYNSxd7Kj98gE0x4AAFg3V828ckNIstNbI72H35~xbhXi6fv9kY0C9UuamVQZgaMarA0ivFe4bi2sUHIFDaqvdrjDXdEweqA10AaC-xeCOwLA1k9~LmWo-p0DK4OIYi9~EXb4T8ukqRTbP4eNfT9mBKcuFnXTgJAn9UUX2OqNTRknbP1dras5vTZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Johnson County Commissioners Court on June 23 approved a variance allowing property owners in the Jay Williams survey (Abstract No. 891, Precinct 4) to dedicate a corridor for a future major thoroughfare without immediately constructing the roadway.

County public works staff told the court the proposed plat requires property owners to dedicate their portion of a planned right‑of‑way shown on the county’s major thoroughfare plan. The variance approved by court allows the landowners to dedicate the strip now but defer construction until the thoroughfare is needed, citing absence of an existing connecting road and the uncertain timing of surrounding development.

Miss Vanderlyn, who presented the request for public works, said the variance would “permit the property owner to not actually construct the road” while ensuring the county obtains the necessary right‑of‑way for future needs. She told commissioners staff had found multiple domestic, livestock and one commercial well within a one-mile radius and that public water was not available, underlining the rural nature of the site.

Several commissioners and staff debated whether requiring dedication now was premature. County staff argued that dedicating right‑of‑way during platting prevents future subdivisions or improvements that would obstruct a planned route and avoids later forced acquisitions or relocations. Commissioners noted scenarios where rapid development could bring road construction closer in time; staff said one neighboring proposal showed several proposed rights‑of‑way and roughly 500 lots in a near‑term filing, illustrating how quickly local plans can change.

The court discussed process improvements for similar future requests and directed staff to consider a workshop to let public works and legal counsel explore allowing staff-level variances in routine cases to streamline plat approvals. Under current practice the court must approve the variance and the standard variance fee applies.

Motion and outcome: Commissioner Woolley moved to approve the variance; Commissioner Bailey seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

The court’s action requires the dedication of the corridor on the plat now but does not obligate the property owner to construct the roadway immediately; county staff confirmed the county retains statutory authority to later abandon or close dedicated rights‑of‑way if plans change.","The court unanimously approved a request to require dedication of a future right‑of‑way but allow property owners to postpone building the road, preserving corridor for potential large-scale development while keeping options to abandon if plans change.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6523207,"Johnson County presses Soma Global for working dispatch after failed May go-live as October deadline looms",2272,4032000,6304000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5065201-0945c7c2958d3feab8092a162cc077fc&start=4032&end=6304","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5065201-0945c7c2958d3feab8092a162cc077fc/thumbnail_4032000.jpg","/articles/6523207/Johnson-County/Texas/Johnson-County-presses-Soma-Global-for-working-dispatch-after-failed-May-go-live-as-October-deadline-looms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523207-5e15ab47238fedda26ebcd270d6e6185/orig.mp4?Expires=1770631339&Signature=hVIy1Mpyh-ywPBm980~U~fMxdQ1ZDneYZDJVXEEzNHpY7-uIsRuGwz31USs3nLckrGxyWIjk2xhH~tsVNA7Vd2-aB~6zy53HGp1NfLUoY7m5TEmk0fDaftIul7KoHsKClfjsTFS5Wirj4OCJH6P3mI-73MFShBssQrDHrI-3U0iqbxPQEd1fdifzdR5-vNPJm7pb1SO3JjvtpLRKz9aedkubi2e9H9CyuQUJrvuLAeRGYDCcReq4NYRWYRRuGGoA-VjGnFSbcmp0seU6CWatbIWMKjnxC9L~hKXpgjBtwhimI5~moUE5YhEFMn-MKfuoPsBj0s5G7HmJZJ8d1FdZNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Johnson County Commissioners Court on June 23 pressed Soma Global and county IT staff for concrete timelines after a May attempt to switch the county and its partner agencies to a new cloud-based computer-aided dispatch and records management system failed.

The county judge said the project — contracted in 2023 to replace an older, locally hosted system and to share dispatch and records among roughly two dozen police agencies and nearly as many fire/EMS agencies — went live briefly in May and was turned off when several performance and functionality problems made the system unusable. County staff and the sheriff’s office told the court they are pursuing both a plan to give Soma one more opportunity to deliver a working product and a parallel “plan B” with other vendors so 9-1-1 and dispatch services will not be interrupted.

The matter matters because the county is scheduled to stop using Burleson’s hosted servers on Oct. 1; if Soma cannot deliver a working system, the county could face substantial new hosting and support costs or a rushed procurement to keep emergency dispatch operating.

Sheriff’s office representatives framed the timeline as urgent. The sheriff told the court that he had calculated the time available and warned of “big dollar signs on the horizon coming if Soma didn't work,” saying the county could face new costs if it must assume Burleson’s server and support expenditures after Oct. 1. County IT said the vendor-supplied system experienced “lag” and other usability failures during the two-day live test in May that made it unusable for dispatchers.

Soma Global founder Nick Stohlman and Soma CEO Paul Sanssoussi flew in to brief the court. Stohlman said the company was committed to finishing the project: “We're committed to this project. We're committed to it till we have success, and we will have success,” he told the court. Soma leaders said they have reallocated engineering resources, engaged Amazon Web Services to address backend performance, and planned additional internal stress testing before another production attempt. Soma told the court it was aiming to be ready to attempt a controlled go‑live in mid‑July, a date the county said would allow a further check before the next regular commissioners court in late July.

County IT and the sheriff emphasized that, even if Soma meets the vendor’s timeline, the court must be prepared to switch to a different vendor if the system remains unstable. County staff said they are actively gathering written quotes from alternative providers so that a transition could occur quickly if needed. The county’s legal advisor noted the contract was structured with milestone payments; the final milestone payment tied to successful delivery has not been released and roughly 25% of the contract value was being retained pending performance.

Commissioners repeatedly stressed that the single priority is uninterrupted 9-1-1 and dispatch service for citizens and law enforcement. Several commissioners reported that dispatch personnel and other users had expressed loss of confidence in the product after the failed go-live. The court directed staff to continue parallel workstreams: (1) monitor Soma’s engineering progress and readiness for a mid‑July go‑live window, and (2) continue negotiations and written price estimates with other vendors so the county can act quickly if Soma cannot deliver a stable production system.

No formal vote was required or taken on the vendor’s future at the June 23 session; court members said they would call a special meeting if developments required immediate action before the July 28 regular meeting. The county judge and sheriff asked Soma to remain in active daily communication with county staff and the sheriff’s office while work proceeds.

Looking ahead, the court said it expects a detailed status report on Soma’s fixes and any plan‑B quotes before any additional licensing or milestone payments are approved.","County officials heard updates from Soma Global and county IT on a failed May go‑live of a new cloud-based CAD/RMS system, set a tentative mid‑July target for fixes and continued parallel planning for alternate systems ahead of an Oct. 1 transition deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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