The San Patricio County Commissioners Court approved routine business items and several procurement awards during its meeting.

The court approved minutes for the March meeting and authorized payment of claims. It accepted the treasurer’s bank reconciliation and monthly investment report, which included reported sales tax and escrow totals. The court approved a budget line transfer for Precinct 4 and accepted the consent agenda items (oaths/bonds, easements, assessor-collector monthly statements and a compliance letter from Exxon Mobil).

Procurement and transfers approved by the court included:
- Authorization to purchase a 2025 Helo XL 8,400-gallon water tanker for Precinct 1 at $170,762.12 (request originated with Commissioner William Zukorski Sr.).
- Transfer of a used 2020 Ford SUV from the sheriff’s office to Precinct 1 at no cost to the county (VIN 1FM5K8AB9LGB67432; mileage ~65,000).
- Approval of a resolution to replace the Automatic Weather Observing System (AWOS) at Sinton Airport; estimated county share roughly $18,000 (about 10% of ~$180,000 total cost); staff confirmed the hard copy will list San Patricio County as sponsor.
- Authorization to enter a commercial buyer representation agreement with the Clower Company to locate a building for Justice of the Peace No. 8 in Taft.
- Award of IFB 20205-001 (sheriff’s boat) to Waypoint Marine for $70,068 (22-foot bay boat with canopy and equipment described in bid); court discussed canopy and extra equipment as drivers of final price.
- Award of IFB 202055 (Precinct 3 fence) to Republic Construction for $46,980, with a contract clause permitting prepayment for materials.
- Transfer of a 2017 Ford Explorer from Emergency Management to the IT department (VIN 1FM587B80HGB71969; mileage 124,493).
- Approval to purchase a handheld metal detector for courtroom security for Justice of the Peace Precinct 8 ($260) from courthouse security funds.

The court also approved personnel resignations, transfers and new hires listed on the agenda. The court moved into executive session to discuss attorney/insurance negotiations and tax-assessor negotiations under Texas Government Code §551.0725; upon return the court announced there would be no action on the executive session items.

Where the transcript did not record explicit vote tallies, the minutes reflect motions, seconding commissioners, and the public announcement “motion carries.” No detailed roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript for many items.