The Polk County Commissioners Court will discuss and consider approval to submit an application for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program DR-4781 (April 2024 severe storms) for the purchase and installation of a flood gauge system – and will determine the method of funding the 25% county match – during its regular meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
In other Hazard Mitigation Grant Program business, the Court will discuss and consider accepting the sub-grant awards in the amount of $777,968.10 for the Soda Water Supply Corporation generator project; in the amount of $989,412.30 for the Tempe Water Supply Corporation generator project; and in the amount of $225,568.80 for the Shiloh Ridge Water Supply Corporation generator project.
Additionally, the Court will consider approval of agreements with Goodwin Lasiter Strong for engineering services and with Langford Community Services for grant administration for all three projects.
An unfunded request from the sheriff’s office for the installation of cameras at the Polk County Jail in the amount of $31,841.60 will be discussed and considered.
The Court will receive a nuisance abatement hearing determination for Cause Number AH0093 and consider action on an order to abate the nuisance.
In personnel matters, the Court will review and consider personnel action form requests
submitted by department heads since the last meeting and any authorized emergency hires.
Fiscal year 2025 budget revisions, as presented by the county auditor’s office, will be considered for approval.
Items on the consent agenda include:
• Approve minutes of the Feb. 11 meeting;
• Approve schedules of bills;
• Receive county auditor’s monthly report, pursuant to Local Government Code Sec. 114.025;
• Receive county treasurer’s monthly report for January 2025;
• Receive and record personnel action forms submitted by elected officials since the last meeting;
• Approve the 2025 renewal of the Affordable Care Act Reporting and Tracking Service (ARTS) Program with Texas Association of Counties;
• Approve business associate agreement and compensation disclosure with The Baldwin Group for insurance brokerage services;
• Approve the 2025 (updated) emergency management basic operations plan for Polk County, as requested by the emergency management coordinator;
• Approve Precinct 2 Constable Bill Cunningham’s request to appoint William Purcell to reserve deputy constable;
• Accept a donation to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $10,000 to be used for flock camera maintenance ($6,150) and training expenses ($3,850); and
• Approve request from Sheriff Byron Lyons for an asset forfeiture expenditure in the amount of $2,500 for the tobacco enforcement program.
During informational reports, the Court will be apprised of the annual local work group meeting of the county conservation partners on March 5 at the Polk County Farm Bureau. Additionally, the yearly informational report from the Texas A&M AgriLife Polk County Extension Office will be presented.
