Commissioners Court Special Meeting
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Agenda — 66 items
- 1 SPECIAL MEETING
- 1 BE IT REMEMBERED, That on January 16, 2026, 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 1/16/2026
- *2. Order for payroll ending 1/14/2026 bi-weekly #2
- *3. Order for supplemental payroll period ending 1/14/2026 bi-weekly #2
- *4. Quarterly audit report of the payroll audit for period of 7/1/2024 - 9/30/2024
- *5. Quarterly audit report of the payroll audit for period of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025
- *6. FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report for Blake Patton, Constable Precinct 1, for period of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025
- *7. FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report for Derreck Rose, Constable Precinct 3, for period of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025
- *8. FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report of the District Attorney’s Office for period of 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025
- *9. FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report of the Sheriff’s Office for period of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025
- *10. Indemnification requests from the Tax Assessor Collector’s Office dated 12/8/2025 and 12/15/2025
- *11. IRS standard mileage rate for 2026
- *12. Receive and file the restitution checklist from Odyssey submitted by Personal Bond/Collections
- *13. Receive and file the December 2025 Personal Bond/Collections Monthly Report submitted by Personal Bond/Collections
- *14. Receive and file Summary of Biweekly Personnel Movements pay period #01, December 18 - December 31, 2025, submitted by Human Resources
- *15. Receive and file Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC no-cost contract for PSA space for 2026 submitted by County Judge
- *16. Receive and file the 2026 Eminent Domain Report with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts as required by Government Code 2206.154 submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *17. Consideration of approval of a resolution in support of nominating Commissioner Hank Dugie to serve on the Texas Conference of Urban Counties (CUC) Policy Committee submitted by Commissioner Pct 3
- *18. Consideration of a resolution honoring the retirement of Mae Ross from the Galveston County Clerk’s office submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *19. Consideration of a resolution honoring the retirement of Pamela Young from the Galveston County Clerk’s office, submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *20. Consideration of approval of reappointments to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District submitted by the County Judge
- *21. Consideration of approval for the Judge to sign the proposal for Clear Water for annual treatment of the pond at Walter Hall Park submitted by Parks.
- *22. Consideration of approval of TXU Energy Contract Service Point Change Request Form RSR-00386771 and RSR-00386772 for the deletion of 2201 Avenue L Galveston, TX 77550 submitted by Facilities
- *23. Consideration of approval for the County Judge to sign the proposal from Texas Aircraft Propeller & Acc to repair propellers for Mosquito Control, submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *24. Consideration of a Service Agreement with John Welch, a certificated aviation mechanic for aircraft maintenance and repairs, submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *25. Consideration of a Service Agreement with Mike Jones, a certificated airplane pilot for mosquito aerial spraying, submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *26. Consideration of approval of RightFax Prime Support with Open Text submitted by Information Technology
- *27. Consideration of approval to authorize the County Judge to execute Amendment No 3 to the RESTORE Act Texas City Hurricane Protection Levee Repair grant, Contract Number 582-20-11883 submitted by the County Engineer
- *28. Consideration of appointing a Special Commissioner to advertise for proposals for the lease of the majority of the Joe Faggard Building located on Bolivar Peninsula to an AARP Chapter, submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *29. Consideration of appointing a Special Commissioner to advertise for proposals for the lease of office space, approximately 400 square feet in size, located in the Joe Faggard Building, located on Bolivar Peninsula to a Chamber of Commerce submitted by Legal Services Manager
- *30. Consideration of approval for the County Judge to sign the Hartford CrimeShield advanced renewal application for commercial, non-profit, and governmental entities submitted by Legal Services Manager
- * Consideration of approval of the following budget amendments submitted by Professional Services:
- *31. BA 26-64-0116-A Human Resources- Request transfer from within Human Resources - Various Spend Categories to Various Spend Categories to fund personnel adjustment
- *32. BA 26-65-0116-B Emergency Management- Consideration of approval of personnel budget adjustments for Emergency Management
- *33. PM 26-01-0116-A Public Health- Consideration of approval for Behavior Health Observation Unit project budget
- *34. PM 26-02-0116-B Beach and Parks Department- Consideration of approval to close the completed Bayside Regional Park project and establish the La Salle Park Improvements - Concessions and Jack Brook Park Improvements projects
- *35. PM 26-03-0116-C Road & Bridge Department- Consideration of approval for Port Bolivar Frenchtown Road improvements project budget
- 45 Action Agenda
- 46 Purchasing
- 36. Consideration to award RFQ 25-079 Professional Services for Future Engineering Projects
- 48 Right of Way
- 37. Receive public comments on Replat of Lot 4 of GKK Estates Subdivision
- 38. Consideration of approval, approval with conditions or disapprove of Replat of Lot 4 of GKK Estates Subdivision
- 51 General Counsel
- a. Break into Executive Session:
- b. Executive Session:
- b.39. D.S., EEOC Charge 460-2025-08579
- b.40. L.D., EEOC Charge 460-2024-08935
- b.41. Claimant Ethan Dick
- b.42. Claimant Maya Phoenix
- b.43. Claimant Roger Bellew
- c. Executive Session:
- c.44. Chief Financial Officer Chief Information Officer Chief Public Defender County Engineer Director of Facilities Director of Grants Administration Director of Human Resources Director of Parks & Cultural Services Director of Personal Bond/Collections Director of Road & Bridge Mosquito Control Manager
- d. Reconvene into Special Meeting
- 62 Adjourn
- 63 Appearances before Commissioners Court
- 64 Executive Sessions
- 65 ***
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