The Williamson County Commissioner's Court on Sept. 30 approved a series of motions and resolutions, including the county's FY2025-26 budget order (with a revision removing Dec. 26 as a county holiday), proclamations designating October as Manufacturing Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a 90-day countywide burn ban, and multiple procurement and construction actions related to county facilities and infrastructure.
The court voted unanimously on the items listed below; where the record showed movers and seconders those names are included. Commissioner Boles was recorded absent earlier in the meeting and several votes were announced as 4-0.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (agenda item 1): Motion carried 4-0. (Moved by Commissioner Cook; second by Commissioner Long.)
- County funding report (agenda item 2): Approved 4-0; County Auditor Nathan Zinspire requested approval of $18,238,611.10 plus addenda totaling $1,398,766.77. (Moved by Commissioner Covey; second by Commissioner Cook.)
- Consent agenda (items 4–44, excluding item 6): Approved 4-0; item 43 corrected to show a reduction of $11,629 and item 6 was removed from the agenda.
- Resolution honoring Kathy Atkinson on retirement (item 45): Adopted unanimously. (Moved by Commissioner Long; second by Commissioner Covey.)
- Proclamation: October 2025 as Manufacturing Month and Oct. 3, 2025 as Manufacturing Day in Williamson County (item 46): Adopted 4-0. (Moved by Commissioner Cook; second by Commissioner Long.)
- Proclamation: October 2025 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (item 47): Adopted 4-0. (Motion recorded; second recorded.)
- Nominations to appraisal district board (item 48): Court voted to renominate Lisa Berkman and John Lux; motion approved 4-0.
- FY25-26 Budget Order (item 49): Approved 4-0 with redline updates and removal of Dec. 26 as a county holiday; court directed Human Resources to notify county employees of the change. (Motion by Commissioner Covey; second by Commissioner Cook.)
- Agreement & release to reimburse Williamson County from United Healthcare (item 50): Accepted 4-0 to reimburse $2,508.59 for a flexible spending account overpayment. (Moved by Commissioner Long; second by Commissioner Cook.)
- Bank depository and Texas Feeding Texans grant authorization (items 51–52): Approved 4-0; the latter authorizes participation in the Texans Feeding Texans program (amount referenced in the agenda). (Mover/second recorded.)
- CIP and capital project housekeeping (items 53–54): Approved 4-0, including reassignment of project numbers and removal of a previously planned $1.5M juvenile detention allocation from the CIP list.
- Interlocal agreement to use the WilCo Expo Center as a school-district reunification site in major public-safety incidents (item 55): Approved 4-0. (Motion by Commissioner Covey; second by Commissioner Cook.)
- Multiple routine procurement and road/design items (items 56–58, 60–82): Approved 4-0; items include professional services, materials testing, road design and related contract amendments and authorizations.
- Juvenile justice center construction phases (items 59 and related items 63, 64, 68, 59–82 package): The court approved the set of actions 4-0; the discussion noted phases 3–5 include living/sleeping pod work, courtroom reorientation and ADA-related office adjustments and acknowledged further detailed review with stakeholders. (Motion to approve package; second recorded.)
- Countywide burn ban (item 83): A 90-day countywide burn ban was approved 4-0; the county judge or court may lift the ban earlier if conditions improve. (Motion by Commissioner Cook; second by Judge Snell.)
- Engagement of outside counsel for Satterfield v. Aramark (item 84): Approved 4-0 to engage Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP. (Motion recorded.)
Several other consent and procurement items were approved in the meeting; where dollar amounts and specific contract numbers were cited on the agenda the court authorized the staff to proceed according to those agenda details. The court recessed to executive session on consultation with counsel and personnel matters and later reconvened with no public action reported on the executive-session items.
The court recorded multiple unanimous votes and several motions that the transcript identified as carried 4-0. Commissioner Boles was noted as absent earlier in the meeting.