By V. Hugh Lewis II, publisher
Monday’s Commissioners Court regular meeting focused on security at the District and County Clerk’s new storage building at the airport and at the Courthouse.
Right Click Plus updated their quote for cameras at the courthouse and presented a quote for the storage facility. The Courthouse camera quote was for $8,525 and was in addition to the grant supplied by the Texas Historical Commission. The storage bid includes active monitoring, alarms and cameras at the new facility. Commissioners approved the bid following an Executive Session to discuss security.
Solid Waste
Commissioners opened the opportunity to bid on the county contract for Solid Waste Disposal services. Bids are due by 9:15 a.m. April 27, 2020, and the contract will be awarded in May 2020.
In other business:
- Consider amending minutes from January 27,2020 to state that item 4 which was an approval of an ETEX Contract replaced the quote previously approved on November 14, 2019 for the courthouse restoration project.
- Consider for approval IT Outsource LLC updated quote for computer connectivity for courthouse restoration to be encompassed under the JRJ Construction contract replacing previously approved quote on November 14, 2019.
- Consider approval of Public Officials Liability and Law Enforcement Liability through TAC Risk Management Pool’s Liability program.
- Consider approval of Bid Requests for Solid Waste Disposal Services.
- Consider for approval Flat Rate/Fixed Fee contract for Professional Services with Allison, Bass & Magee, L.L.P. for 2020 Census Data Redistricting.
- Tax Assessor-Collector to present full bid for consideration/ approval for Tax Parcel number 113480 Lot 161 in Holiday Harbor. Tim Wolverton submitted the bid.
- Consider for approval a quote from JRJ Construction to manufacture and install bird slides at the Marion County Historic Courthouse and authorize County Judge to sign. THC did not approve window locations requested but current roosting locations were approved. The additional cost to the restoration is $9,000. Additional window locations can be installed by the County after THC oversight ends one full year after the restoration is completed.
The Herald was not present for this meeting, but the audio recording from the County Clerk’s office is attached.