Bosque County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court approved the expenditure of Senate Bill 22 funds for the Sheriff's and County Attorney's offices. The court also renewed a fire protection contract and extended the county burn ban and COVID-19 disaster declaration. Several precinct equipment purchases and fund transfers were approved.
- Approved expenditure of Senate Bill 22 funds for Sheriff's Office (All approved)
- Approved expenditure of Senate Bill 22 funds for County Attorney Office (All approved)
- Renewed fire protection contract with Bosque County Rural Firefighters Association (All approved)
- Extended burn ban for seven days (All approved)
- Extended COVID-19 Declaration of Local Disaster for seven days (All approved)
- Approved purchase of 2000 Peterbilt Dump Truck from Precinct 3 by Precinct 4 (All approved)
- Approved purchase of pick-up truck for Precinct 4 (All approved)
- Approved Texans Feeding Texans: Home Delivered Meal Grant Program Resolution 2024 (All approved)
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court approved the Fiscal Year 2024 budget and lowered the 2023 property tax rates. The court also approved several software contracts and an inmate housing agreement with Taylor County.
- Adopted Fiscal Year 2024 Budget (5-0)
- Lowered 2023 combined tax rate to .3800 per $100 of property valuation (5-0)
- Approved inmate housing contract between Bosque County and Taylor County Sheriff's Offices (All approved)
- Approved Tyler Technologies annual software contract for Auditor office cloud migration (All approved)
- Approved Kologik Copsync Software Agreement amendment to add both Constables (All approved)
- Extended COVID-19 Declaration of Local Disaster for seven days (All approved)
- Extended county burn ban for seven days (All approved)
- Approved donation of surplus Sheriff's Office emergency lighting to Bosque County Fire Association (All approved)
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court approved a four-year service agreement for 19 mobile data terminals for the Sheriff's Office. The court also extended the county burn ban and COVID-19 disaster declaration by seven days each. Several budget line item transfers and interlocal agreements were approved.
- Approved payment of claims, salaries, and wages for county and precinct funds
- Extended COVID-19 Declaration of Local Disaster for seven days
- Extended Bosque County burn ban for seven days
- Approved Peacemaker Mobile Data Terminal Service Agreement for the Sheriff's Office (4-year contract for 19 units)
- Approved line item transfer for District Clerk/County budget clean up
- Approved line item transfer to cover 45.53% of the 2023 220th District Juvenile Probation budget deficit
- Authorized lump sum payment for Bosque County's portion of the 2024 Juvenile Probation budget
- Approved MOU between Bosque County Senior Services and Walnut Springs Baptist Church
Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court approved the purchase of property fraud alert software and a cybersecurity agreement. The court also maintained the 2023 fee rates for the Sheriff and Constables for 2024. A budget workshop was held to review fund allocations and salary increases.
- Approved Tyler Technology property fraud alert software contingent on budget availability (All approved)
- Approved agreement for Cybersecurity Live Protection through Extraco pending budget (All approved)
- Passed on Text My Gov for elections for this year
- Approved 2024 Sheriff and Constables fees at the same rate as 2023 (All approved)