January 25, 2022 Hood County Commissioners' Court

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The Hood County Commissioners' Court met on January 25, 2022, to conduct routine business including recognizing a deputy's life-saving actions and service awards for county employees, approving infrastructure and site development projects, and authorizing several expenditures for equipment and repairs totaling approximately $832,530. The court also approved financial reports, transferred driver's license office operations under the tax assessor-collector's supervision, and authorized signatures on grant documents for the Texas Community Development Grant sewer extension project. Additionally, commissioners approved a stop sign installation on Gibson Court and a data center site development plan, while declining to take action on a mandamus petition filed in the Texas Supreme Court.

• Call to order and invocationThe meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on January 25, 2022, in the central jury room of the Hood County Justice Center.
• Life-saving award presentationSheriff's Deputy C.J. Weatherford received a certificate award for life-saving after responding to a gunshot wound incident at Walmart on January 5.
• Service awards for county employeesCounty presented multiple service awards to employees for tenure ranging from 10 to 25 years of service.
• Consent agenda approvalCommissioners approved the consent agenda with one correction to remove a duplicate certificate pay entry.
• Gibson Court stop sign installationRoad Operations recommended and Commissioners approved installing a stop sign on Gibson Court at Berry Road.
• Wolf Hollow Phase 1 Data Center site development planCommissioners held public hearing and approved the site development plan for Compute North's Wolf Hollow Phase 1 data center expansion on Exelon property.
• Financial matters and expenditures approvalCounty Auditor presented expenditures totaling $235,601.72 and monthly financial reports for approval.
• Flag placement schedule for courthouseCommissioners approved schedule for seasonal flag placement around the historical courthouse sidewalk.
• Tanker 90 repairs fundingCommissioners authorized payment of $72,515.36 for tanker repair from prior year budget funds through budget amendment.
• Air packs and breathing equipment purchaseCommissioners authorized purchase of air packs, bottles, and masks for firefighters from capital project funds, with total cost of $524,414 before February 1 price increase.
• Mandamus petition responseCommissioners decided to take no action in response to pro se petition for writ of mandamus filed in Texas Supreme Court regarding voting equipment certification.
• Driver's license services under tax assessor supervisionCommissioners approved transferring driver's license office operations under supervision of the tax assessor-collector and authorized line item transfer of two employees.
• TCG grant document authorizationCommissioners authorized County Judge and appropriate officials to sign documents related to TCG grant number 7220191.
• Texas Community Development Grant for Port Ridgely sewer extensionThe county received grant documents from the administrator for the CDDG sewer extension project and requires signatures to proceed with reimbursement and contractor work.
• Motion to authorize document signaturesCommissioners voted to authorize the county judge and appropriate officials to sign the required grant documents.
• Future agenda item notificationCourt was notified of a potential special meeting regarding fire band matters.