Kaufman County commissioners approved a series of routine agenda items during their regular court meeting, including a replat, road and interlocal agreements, an appointment to a regional board, public‑relations services for a juvenile justice project, line‑item budget transfers and claims for payment.
The items were largely approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded. County staff presented the underlying paperwork for each item and commissioners moved, seconded and carried the motions during the meeting.
The court approved a replat of Lot 16 in Beautiful Acres West, located on FM 3094 and FM 148 in Precinct 4. Miss Shannon, county planning staff, said the property is about 4.75 acres and the owner will split it into two lots of about 2 net acres each; residents of the subdivision were notified and staff received one phone call that was addressed to the caller's satisfaction. Commissioner Moore moved to approve the replat; Commissioner Lay seconded, and the motion carried.
The court approved a project agreement with the City of Cottonwood to add material and blade the city's portion of County Road 4083. The project cost was described in the meeting as roughly $1,441.01, and Commissioner Moore moved to approve with Commissioner Phillips seconding.
The court approved an interlocal agreement with the Town of Portree for road repairs using the same arrangement another precinct has employed. No dollar amount was stated on the record; the court approved the interlocal agreement by voice vote.
Commissioners reappointed Robert Messer to the North Texas Regional Mobility Authority board of directors. Commissioners described Messer as a long‑time representative; the motion was approved by voice vote.
The court approved a public‑relations and education services agreement with May's Media for outreach related to the county's juvenile justice center. County staff said the agreement was reviewed by the county's bond attorneys, Bickerstaff in Austin, who advised the contract is educational and not an advocacy position. Commissioner Crow moved to approve the services agreement; Commissioner Phillips seconded.
The auditor presented line‑item transfers and budget amendments that had been circulated to commissioners in advance; the court approved those transfers by voice vote. The county approved claims for payment totaling $1,994,104.06 — consisting of accounts payable invoices of $1,988,628.06 and juror checks of $5,476 — and the court approved the claims.
The tax assessor‑collector presented the county's monthly collections report for January 2025. The assessor reported a busy month and noted 31,175 transactions; specific line amounts presented in the meeting transcript were not uniformly clear. Separately, the assessor presented the monthly auto‑collections report for January 2025, reporting collections of $3,218,605.73 and that the county retained $574,001.56 of that amount for county purposes. The court approved both the collection report and the auto‑collections report by voice vote.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed by voice vote.