The Austin County Commissioners Court met Monday October 12, 2015 at 9:00 AM to discuss county business.  The following video is of those proceedings.

1. Proclamations and Special Recognitions.

a. Colonial Texas Heritage Day Proclamation
b. Czech Heritage Month
c. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
d. Breast Cancer Awareness Month
e. German American Month

2. Petitions or Requests from the Public.

3. Consideration and possible action to approve land division on FM 1456 in Precinct 1.

4. Consideration and possible action to approve plat of Rodriguez Subdivision located on Orange Hill Road in Precinct 4.

5. Consideration and possible action to subdivide 5.3238 acres out of 27.3238 on Brewer Rd in Precinct 4.

6. Consideration and possible action to subdivide 11.808 acres on Saha Rd in Precinct 4.

7. 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. Consideration and possible action to approve application for required schooling reimbursement for Diana Parker, Court Coordinator for County Court at Law, to be held November 1 – 4,2015, in Galveston, Texas.
b. Consideration and possible action to adopt 2016 Austin County Resolution for Indigent Defense Grant Program.
c. Consideration and possible action to approve Resolution authorizing the application for funding through The Houston-Galveston Area Council for Fiscal Year 2016 Solid Waste Grant Funds from the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality.

8. Consideration and possible action to authorize inter-local agreement between Harris County and Austin County for services to be provided by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences for postmortem examinations through December 31, 2016.

9. Consideration and possible action to authorize signatory authority to execute a contract through the H-GAC Energy Purchasing Corporation

10. Discussion and action to renew a Clinical Affiliation Agreement between Austin County and TEEX to allow EMS students to ride as a part of their clinical education.

11. Consideration and possible action to approve Amended Compensation Order.

12. Consideration and possible action to authorize $200 clothing allowance per quarter for law enforcement plain clothes officers.

13. Consideration and possible action to authorize Finance Contract by and between Austin County and Government Capital Corporal ion for the purpose of procurement of patrol vehicles for Sheriff’s Department and related equipment.

14. Discussion and possible action on Certificate Pay for Sheriff’s Office and Jail.

15. Consideration and possible action for authorization to advertise bid proposals for backhoe for Precinct 4.

16. 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. Payroll & Escrow Report

17. Written end-of-the month reports submitted by County Offices.

a. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 – September 2015
b. Austin County Library System – September 2015
c. On-Site Sewage Facility Activity – September 2015
d. Constable, Precinct 2 & 3 – September 2015
e. Jail Population Report – September 2015

EXECUTIVE SESSION – A closed meeting will be held concerning the following items:

  1. Discussion regarding real estate. (This is in accordance with the Texas Government Code Section 551.072).

18. Action as appropriate on Executive Session.

19. Commissioners Court Inquiry.