Commissioners Court Special Meeting
CALDER MEETING LOCATION
Agenda — 75 items
- 1 SPECIAL MEETING
- 1 BE IT REMEMBERED, That on December 22, 2025, Commissioners Court of Galveston County, Texas, met at a special meeting with the following present:
- 2 CONSENT AGENDA: ALL ITEMS MARKED WITH A SINGLE ASTERISK (*) ARE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND REQUIRE NO DELIBERATION BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. ANY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEMBER MAY REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
- 3 In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) days prior to any proceeding contact the County Judge’s office at 722 Moody, Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 766-2244.
- 4 Call to Order
- 5 Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
- 6 Public Comment
- 7 Consent Agenda
- 8 Submitted by the Auditor's Office:
- *1. Approval of the accounts payable checks dated 12/22/2025
- *2. Order for payroll ending 12/17/2025 bi-weekly #26
- *3. Order for supplemental payroll period ending 12/17/2025 bi-weekly #26
- *4. Early check release dated 12/10/2025 to Bryant Industrial Services LLC check number AP00484361
- *5. Early check release dated 12/11/2025 to City of League City, check number AP00484363
- *6. Early check release dated 12/11/2025 to City of Dickinson, check number AP00484362
- *7. Early check release dated 12/11/2025 to Texas Association of Counties, check number AP00348772
- *8. Monthly unaudited financial report for FY 2026 period ending 10/31/2025
- *9. Monthly unaudited financial report for FY2026 period ending 11/30/2025
- *10. Receive and file the unaudited monthly financial reports for the designated FY2025 periods December 2024 through September 2025
- *11. Receive and file the restitution checklist from Odyssey submitted by Personal Bond/Collections
- *12. Receive and file the November 2025 Personal Bond/Collections Monthly Report submitted by Personal Bond/Collections
- *13. Receive and file Summary of Biweekly Personnel Movements pay period #25, November 20 - December 03, 2025, submitted by Human Resources
- *14. Receive and file Galveston County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Statement of Financial Position for year ending August 31, 2025, submitted by Adult Probation
- *15. Consideration of authorizing a renewal of the Interlocal Agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch for Employee Health submitted by Human Resources
- *16. Ratification of Order Terminating the October 21, 2025 Order Prohibiting Outdoor Burning in all Unincorporated Areas of Galveston County, Texas (Outdoor Burn Ban) submitted by the County Judge
- *17. Ratification of appointments to the Drug Court Steering Committee submitted by the County Judge
- *18. Consideration of approval of appointments to the H-GAC Transportation Policy Council (TPC) submitted by the County Judge
- *19. Consideration of approval of appointments to the H-GAC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) submitted by the County Judge
- *20. Consideration of approval of (re)appointments to the Children Services Board submitted by the County Judge
- *21. Consideration of approval of a contract with Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) for economic development in Galveston County submitted by the County Judge
- *22. Consideration of approval of a contract between Galveston County and Infax, Inc. for public display of court scheduling submitted by County Clerk
- *23. Consideration of approval of Galveston County Juvenile Justice Center Door Control Replacement amendment for RFQ B231028 with Burns Architecture, LLC submitted by Facilities
- *24. Consideration of approval of amendment to OpenGov to add Complaint and Licensing for Sheriff’s Department and Nuisance Abatement with Vertosoft submitted by Information Technology
- *25. Consideration of approval of subscription growth for election workers and retirees with Precision Task Group, Inc. submitted by Information Technology
- *26. Consideration of approval of co-location datacenter service renewal with Fibertown submitted by Information Technology
- *27. Receive and file Local Government Purchasing Cooperative - BuyBoard rebate check submitted by the Purchasing Agent
- *28. Receive and file Southern States Consortium - JPMorgan Chase procurement card (p-card) rebate check submitted by the Purchasing Agent
- *29. Consideration for authorization to dispose of salvage or surplus property submitted by the Purchasing Agent
- *30. Receive and file a response letter to accept 1,248.00 cubic yards of TXDOT RAP material through the Local Government Assistance Program submitted by the Road and Bridge Department
- *31. Consideration of approval to accept a donation of services from Lightning Earthwork to build concrete slabs for the canine's home kennels, submitted by the Galveston County Sheriff's Office
- *32. Consideration of authorizing the County Engineer to issue a sand pit permit to Brad Ballard for 687 Hwy 87, Crystal Beach, Texas 77650 submitted by the County Engineer
- *33. Consideration of approval of Corrected Order of Abandonment & Discontinuance of an Unopened Alley Right-of-Way located near Ave A & 2nd Street in Algoa Suburbs subdivision submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way
- *34. Consideration of approval of road opening request no. 25-7 from Kevin Cullins for Nichols Ave., Dickinson and acceptance of the approx. 470 linear feet into the county road maintenance system submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way
- *35. Consideration of renewing the lease agreement with Galveston Yacht Marina for a boat slip rental submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *36. Consideration of approval to sell three county‑owned vehicles to the Galveston County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) and authorize the necessary documentation to complete the transfer submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *37. Consideration of approval of renewal of a contract between Galveston County and the Galveston County Firefighters Association to serve as a resource to member departments in training coordination and other programs submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *38. Consideration of authorization for County Judge to approve amendment #2 to TWDB Contract No. 1900012535 FEMA FMA Grant – EMT-2020-FM-E006, submitted by Professional Services - Grants Department
- *39. Consideration of authorization for County Judge to sign Tri-Party Elevation Engineering Agreement regarding the property at 1216 Esther Street, Kemah, Texas under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program grant award No. 4332-0025-E117 from the Texas Division of Emergency Management as submitted by Professional Services - Grants Division
- * Consideration of approval of the following budget amendments submitted by Professional Services:
- *40. 25-198-1222-A Professional Services- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Grant-Match Discretionary to fund FY25 congregate meals
- *41. 25-199-1222-B Auditor- Request transfer from Various Cost Centers - Various Spend Categories to Various Cost Centers - Various Spend Categories to fund fixed asset recon reclassifications
- *42. 25-200-1222-C Auditor- Request transfer from within Election Expense - Various Spend Categories to Equipment and Other Rentals to fund FY25 leases recon reclassification
- *43. 26-44-1222-A Facilities- Request transfer from within Public Safety by Facilities Building Improvements - Goods to Building Improvements Services to fund Juvenile Justice Center Door Control design fees
- *44. 26-45-1222-B Grant Administration- Request transfer from Grant Administration - Various Spend Categories to General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to fund personnel adjustment
- *45. 26-46-1222-C Professional Services- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Mental Health Court Program - Various spend categories to fund personnel adjustment
- *46. 26-47-1222-D Purchasing- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Purchasing Department - Various spend categories to fund personnel adjustments
- *47. 26-49-1222-F Professional Services- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to County Specialty Court Fund - Various Spend Categories to appropriately budget for FY2026
- *48. 26-50-1222-G Tax Assessor Collector- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to County Tax Assessor Collector - Extraordinary Supplies to purchase a Pressure Sealer
- *49. 26-51-1222-H Sheriff's Office - Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Sheriff - Identification Division - Various Spend Categories to fund the creation of a new position
- *50. 26-52-1222-I Sheriff's Office - Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Constables & Sheriff's Office - Various Spend Categories to fund Law Enforcement personnel adjustments
- *51. 26-53-1222-J Professional Services- Request transfer from General Fund - Budgeted Reserves to Professional Services - Other Contract Services to fund a temporary position
- *52. 26-54-1222-K Facilities- Request transfer from Sheriff Administration - Travel and Conference to Facilities - Repair and Maintenance for Buildings - Goods to fund new flooring
- 62 Action Agenda
- 63 County Judge
- 53. Receive and file Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership (BAHEP) 2025 Economic Development Summary
- 65 Purchasing
- 54. Consideration to award ITB 25-066 Cementitious Slurry Material
- 55. Consideration of approval for the County Judge to execute the resultant contract ITB #25-066 Cementitious Slurry Material with Alleyton Resource Company, LLC dba Great Southern Stabilized
- 56. Consideration to award ITB 25-068 Rotary Side Mower Tractor
- 57. Consideration to award ITB 25-069 Wheeled Loader
- 58. Consideration to award ITB 25-067, Rotary Slope Mower Tractor
- 71 Adjourn
- 72 Appearances before Commissioners Court
- 73 Executive Sessions
- 74 ***