March 25, 2025 Hood County Commissioners' Court

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The Hood County Commissioners' Court met on March 25, 2025, to address administrative, financial, and development matters. The court recognized employee service, approved elections software and employee handbook policy revisions, authorized expenditures totaling $563,125.81, and approved multiple subdivision replats and development items. The commissioners also requested a request for qualifications for a transportation program manager to support master thoroughfare plan implementation ahead of a November 2025 bond election, tabled an AVI maintenance contract renewal to pursue competitive bidding, and convened into executive session to discuss real estate negotiations and security matters.

• Call to orderThe meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in the central jury room of the Ralph H. Walton Jr. Justice Center.
• Service awardsTwo employees received recognition for years of service to Hood County.
• Citizens comments—Margaret Campbell emergency animal shelteringRichard Hayes commended Margaret Campbell's work developing an emergency animal sheltering plan and conducting a successful exercise on the prior Saturday.
• Elections software purchase—Sock IntegraElections administrator Stephanie Cooper requested authorization for the county judge to sign a purchase agreement for Sock Integra software to centralize poll worker payroll, scheduling, training, and timekeeping functions.
• Master thoroughfare plan—transportation program development RFQCommissioners requested the purchasing department to develop a request for qualifications for hiring a transportation program manager for master thoroughfare plan implementation in preparation for a November 2025 bond election.
• Executive session notice—real estate saleThe court will convene into executive session to discuss real estate sale pursuant to government code 551.072 at the end of this meeting.
• YMCA contract discussionTina Brown raised questions about the YMCA oversight committee, contract updates, and the original bond intent.
• Executive session notice—security devices and auditThe court will convene into executive session to discuss security devices and security audit pursuant to Texas government code 551.076.
• AVISPL courtroom equipment maintenance contractCommissioner Samson moved to table the renewal of the AVI maintenance contract and seek competitive bids, citing past service issues.
• Employee handbook policy revisionsHuman Resources presented revisions to five policies in the Hood County Employee Handbook for approval.
• Consent agendaThe court approved the consent agenda without pulling any items for separate discussion.
• Development item—Uncle Car's Edition final platThe court approved the final plat of Uncle Car's Edition lots 1–3, block 1, subdividing 6.47 acres into three 2.1-acre lots.
• Development item—The Landings replat public hearingCourt held public hearing on The Landings replat combining lots 3270 and 3270R to create one 3.441-acre lot.
• Development item—Rancho Brazes replat public hearingCourt held public hearing on Rancho Brazes replat combining portions of lots 20, 21, and 22 to create two 3.09-acre lots.
• Development item—Canyon Creek 5 Unit 9 replat public hearingCourt convened into public hearing to discuss replat of Canyon Creek 5, Unit 9, lot 20R; hearing initiated at 16 minutes before 10:00 a.m.
• Canyon Creek 5, Unit 9 replat approvalThe court approved a replat combining three lots into one 0.68-acre lot in the water quality district of precinct 2.
• Landings East replat public hearing and approvalsThe court held a public hearing and approved three replats in Landings East to remove minimum finish floor elevations from the original plat.
• Financial expenditures authorizationThe court authorized payment of county expenditures totaling $563,125.81 for March 25, 2025.
• Financial reports and bank reconciliationsThe court accepted monthly financial reports and bank reconciliations for the period March 1–15, 2025.
• Sheriff's commissary and inmate division audit acceptanceThe court accepted the 2023–2024 audit review of the sheriff's commissary, inmate, and bail bond divisions' financial records.
• Executive session on real estate negotiationsThe court convened into executive session to discuss real estate under Texas Government Code 551.072 and reported continued negotiations with positive progress.