Votes at a glance: Commissioners approve software licenses, contracts, grant reimbursements and equipment purchases
April 30, 2025 | Waller County, Texas
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Waller County Commissioners Court approved a range of routine and programmatic items during the meeting. The items below list each action as recorded in the meeting record, with the motion text where specified and the meeting outcome.
Key items voted and approved (motions and amounts as presented in court):
- Investigation cell mapping renewal for criminal investigations — annual payment $23,150 (paid from equipment line item) — approved (agenda item 17).
- IT helpdesk software renewal with GotGottaResolve.com — annual payment $1,440 — approved (item 18).
- Southern Public Safety software component support agreements (21 separate components) — total $49,241, invoiced August 2025 — approved (item 19).
- Southwest Solutions Group contract renewal for evidence‑locker IT support — annual payment $650 — approved (item 20).
- Save Software perpetual license (master road index) — one‑time $9,500; annual maintenance $2,375 beginning 2026 — approved (item 22). (See county engineer/GIS article for demonstration.)
- Ted C Infrastructure Group, Inc. professional engineering services agreement for Stockdick Road Mobility Bond Project — amount not to exceed $1,563,052.31 — approved (item 23).
- Sunset Grove and Riley Road development agreements — approved as amended (items 24 and 25) — see separate development article.
- Agreement with Armstrong, Vaughan & Associates PC for financial audit services through 04/24/2027 — not to exceed $77,840 for FY2024 audit with CPI adjustments for subsequent years — approved (item 26).
- Highway 36A action: court authorized engagement with TxDOT and third parties for alignment and public engagement — approved 4‑1 (item 27) — separate article covers the debate.
- Club Lakeview HOA dues for county‑owned CDBG property — $675 (ongoing HOA fees) — approved (item 29).
- Flock Safety fixed license‑plate readers purchased under a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority reimbursement grant — $102,100 (to be reimbursed by grant) — approved (item 30).
- Contract amendment extension for GLO CDBG infrastructure grant closeout (Laneview and Diamond Road) — approved (item 31).
- Ratification of dumpster rental for Household Hazardous Waste collection event — $745 — approved (item 32).
- New take‑home vehicle for Constable Precinct 4 — approved (item 33).
- Utility cab tractor purchase (Ewald/Kubota) via Sourcewell contract — $52,763.40 — approved (item 34).
- Rough terrain vehicle (RTV) purchase (Ewald/Kubota) via Sourcewell — $22,540.80 — initially tabled, then reconsidered and approved after staff clarified the enclosed cab and HVAC features; funding from equipment line item — approved after reconsideration (item 35).
- Commissioners Court meeting schedule for FY2026 — approved (item 37).
- Submission of unclaimed property/capital credits to Texas Comptroller — approved (item 38).
- Access easement agreement concerning property abutting Sheriff R. Glenn Smith Drive, Precinct 1 — approved (item 39).
The meeting also included several other administrative motions and an executive session. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the minutes recorded the item as carried and did not contain a roll‑call tally. Items linked to grants (for example the Flock Safety license‑plate readers) were approved with the understanding that the county would seek reimbursement per the grant terms.
Key items voted and approved (motions and amounts as presented in court):
- Investigation cell mapping renewal for criminal investigations — annual payment $23,150 (paid from equipment line item) — approved (agenda item 17).
- IT helpdesk software renewal with GotGottaResolve.com — annual payment $1,440 — approved (item 18).
- Southern Public Safety software component support agreements (21 separate components) — total $49,241, invoiced August 2025 — approved (item 19).
- Southwest Solutions Group contract renewal for evidence‑locker IT support — annual payment $650 — approved (item 20).
- Save Software perpetual license (master road index) — one‑time $9,500; annual maintenance $2,375 beginning 2026 — approved (item 22). (See county engineer/GIS article for demonstration.)
- Ted C Infrastructure Group, Inc. professional engineering services agreement for Stockdick Road Mobility Bond Project — amount not to exceed $1,563,052.31 — approved (item 23).
- Sunset Grove and Riley Road development agreements — approved as amended (items 24 and 25) — see separate development article.
- Agreement with Armstrong, Vaughan & Associates PC for financial audit services through 04/24/2027 — not to exceed $77,840 for FY2024 audit with CPI adjustments for subsequent years — approved (item 26).
- Highway 36A action: court authorized engagement with TxDOT and third parties for alignment and public engagement — approved 4‑1 (item 27) — separate article covers the debate.
- Club Lakeview HOA dues for county‑owned CDBG property — $675 (ongoing HOA fees) — approved (item 29).
- Flock Safety fixed license‑plate readers purchased under a Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority reimbursement grant — $102,100 (to be reimbursed by grant) — approved (item 30).
- Contract amendment extension for GLO CDBG infrastructure grant closeout (Laneview and Diamond Road) — approved (item 31).
- Ratification of dumpster rental for Household Hazardous Waste collection event — $745 — approved (item 32).
- New take‑home vehicle for Constable Precinct 4 — approved (item 33).
- Utility cab tractor purchase (Ewald/Kubota) via Sourcewell contract — $52,763.40 — approved (item 34).
- Rough terrain vehicle (RTV) purchase (Ewald/Kubota) via Sourcewell — $22,540.80 — initially tabled, then reconsidered and approved after staff clarified the enclosed cab and HVAC features; funding from equipment line item — approved after reconsideration (item 35).
- Commissioners Court meeting schedule for FY2026 — approved (item 37).
- Submission of unclaimed property/capital credits to Texas Comptroller — approved (item 38).
- Access easement agreement concerning property abutting Sheriff R. Glenn Smith Drive, Precinct 1 — approved (item 39).
The meeting also included several other administrative motions and an executive session. Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote, the minutes recorded the item as carried and did not contain a roll‑call tally. Items linked to grants (for example the Flock Safety license‑plate readers) were approved with the understanding that the county would seek reimbursement per the grant terms.
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