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Votes at a glance: San Patricio County Commissioners Court actions, Jan. 13, 2025

January 13, 2025 | San Patricio County, Texas


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Votes at a glance: San Patricio County Commissioners Court actions, Jan. 13, 2025
The San Patricio County Commissioners Court approved a series of routine and individual actions during its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting. All items listed below were approved by the court unless otherwise noted; votes were taken by voice and recorded in the meeting minutes as carrying (no roll-call tallies were included in the transcript). The court held no executive session.

Key votes and outcomes
- Approval of minutes (Jan. 6, 2025): Motion to approve carried.
- Payment of claims/bills: Motion to pay bills carried.
- Treasurer’s report (bank reconciliation and monthly transfers): Motion to accept carried.
- Consent agenda items 2.3a–2.3i (oaths/bonds/airport hangar leases, tax statements, and procurement): Motion to approve carried. Consent items included: acceptance and recording of bonds and oaths; tax assessor-collector monthly statement; purchase of a 2023 Ram 1500 SSV 4x4 (Precinct 4) for $43,660 (BuyBoard); airport hangar leases at Sinton Airport and Ingleside Regional, McCanville Porter Airport with multiple lessees (effective Jan. 1, 2025).
- 2.4a — Farm Bureau presentation on a unified road system: informational; no vote required.
- 2.4b — Financing plan for general obligation refunding bonds, Series 2025 (approx. $9,125,000): Court approved the financing plan and separately approved a refunding order delegating limited authority to execute final sale documents if parameters (including a minimum 3% savings requirement) are met.
- 2.4c — Approve 2024 audit engagement with Cosmo and Associates PC (independent audit and single audit): Approved.
- 2.4d — Commercial crime coverage insurance renewal (McGriff Insurance Services Inc.): Approved (flat renewal; no premium increase); commissioners asked staff to reassess coverage limits for cyber/IT exposures in light of past incidents.
- 2.4e — Final plat for Paloma Estates (State Highway 234 and CR 2047, Precinct 3): Approved (judge and commissioner signatures required for finalization).
- 2.4f — Waiver of permit fee ($4,275) for new structure at 3410 Highway 77, Odum, by Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program: Approved.
- 2.4g — Utility permit for pipeline integrity dig (Flint Hills Resource) on County Road 2004 (Precinct 2): Approved (corrected road number noted during discussion).
- 2.4h — Authorize auditor’s office to seek bids for jail commissary services (sheriff’s request): Approved.
- 2.4i — Authorize auditor’s office to seek bids for jail pharmacy services (sheriff’s request): Approved.
- 2.4j — Authorize auditor’s office to solicit bids for a replacement bay boat to replace a 22-foot boat (funded via Homeland Security grant originally): Approved.
- Copier lease replacement: Approved (new lease increases monthly payment from $200.54 to $229.88 per month).
- 2.4l — Renewal of legislative consultant services with Texas Star Alliance (Chris Hozak), Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, $5,000 per month: Approved.
- 2.4m — McCanville Porter Airport Building Project, change order 1: Reduction of $91,554 approved.
- 2.4n — Renewal of Halo Flight Inc. coverage for San Patricio County employees and dependents, paid from medical insurance fund (effective Jan. 1, 2025): Approved.
- 2.4p — Tabling of phone-system procurement because a second quote was not available: Motion to table approved.
- 2.4q — Purchase of 2024 John Deere Gator HP 815e from Tullus (BuyBoard) for $17,766.51 (Precinct 3 parks): Approved.
- 2.4r — Purchase of 2025 Grapple Peterbilt 537 truck from Rush Truck Center for $261,533.15 (Precinct 3 brush pickup program): Approved.
- Personnel and payroll updates (3.1 items): The court approved a grouped set of personnel actions (terminations, transfers, hires, reclassifications and salary step recommendations) described on the agenda; approval was by motion to approve items 3.1a–k and 3.1m–o.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn carried; court adjourned at 10:31 a.m.

Notes on voting and documentation
All approvals recorded in the meeting transcript were taken by voice vote; the minutes do not include a roll-call vote or an itemized tally for most motions in the transcript. Where the agenda item included contract renewals, procurements, or personnel changes, commissioners requested follow-up documentation (for example, a final pricing report for the bond sale after pricing and itemized invoice information for an AG3 county barn project).

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