The Austin County Commissioners Court met Monday August 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM to discuss county business.ย ย The following video is of those proceedings.1. Petitions or Requests from the Public. (00:01:34 โ€“ 00:03:58 of the video)

2. PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET (00:03:58 โ€“ 00:25:47 of the video)

3. Discussion regarding effective tax rate and revenues and action as appropriate.

4. Consideration and possible action to set proposed salaries and allowances for county officials. (Discussion on items 3 & 4 was handled together as one discussion) (00:25:47 โ€“02:06:55 of the video)

5. Consideration and possible action to adopt a proposed tax rate and schedule public hearings as needed. (02:06:55 โ€“ 02:15:44 of the video)

6. Consideration and possible action to adopt and approve final Budget of Austin County, Texas for Fiscal Year 2015-16. (02:15:44 โ€“ 02:18:43 of the video)

7. Open bid proposals for the following, and action as appropriate.

a. Road Materials/Gravel
b. Asphalts, Liquid Asphalt, Emulsion & Dust Control
c. Corrugated Culverts
d. HDPE Culvert Pipe
e. Concrete/Cement
f. Fuel (Gasoline & Diesel)
g. Surface Treatments, Asphalt Laydown and Asphalt Milling
h. Hauling (Road Materials) (02:18:43 โ€“ 02:48:51 of the video)

8. PUBLIC HEARING ON STOP SIGN ON LAKE ROAD AT UECKERT ROAD (02:48:51 โ€“ 02:49:49 of the video)

9. Action as appropriate from Public Hearing. (02:49:49 โ€“ 02:50:23 of the video)

10. CONSENT AGENDA -Items listed are of routine nature and may be acted on in a single motion unless requested otherwise by member of Commissioners Court.

a. Approval of Minutes

i. July 27, 2015

b. Consideration and possible action to authorize hardship variance for employee in District Attorney’s Office to carryover 64.5 unused vacation hours earned in Fiscal Year 2013-2014 through October 30, 2015.
c. Consideration and possible action to accept a donation to the Austin County Sheriffโ€™s Department per Local Government Code 81.032. (02:50:23 โ€“ 02:51:44 of the video)

11. Review of memorandum of understanding between Austin County and Bellville WIC. (02:53:21 โ€“ 02:56:33 of the video)

12. Discussion on Burn Ban and action as appropriate. (02:56:33 โ€“ 02:58:33 of the video)

13. Budgetary and Financial Claims – action as appropriate.

a. Payment of Claims
b. Budget Amendments
c. County Auditor’s review of finances
d. County Treasurer

i. May 2015 Reconciled Report
ii. Payroll & Escrow Report

14. Written end-of-month reports submitted by County Offices.

a. Tax Assessor-Collector – July 2015
b. Constable, Precinct 2 – July 2015
c. County Court – July 2015
d. 1551h District Court – July 2015 (02:58:33 – 03:25:31 of the video)

15. Commissioners Court Inquiry. (03:25:31 โ€“ 03:29:55 of the video)