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Kendall County public meetings in 2025

37 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Tue Dec 23, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approves $1.45M accounts payable and several grant, highway, IT actions

The Commissioners' Court approved $1,446,560.10 in accounts payable claims. It also authorized two grant applications, designated two memorial highway segments, ordered an email migration, approved revised fire department job descriptions, and selected a vendor for EMS billing. All actions passed unanimously.

Tue Dec 9, 2025

Commissioners Court

Kendall County to consider fireworks ban and fire department funding

The Commissioners Court will discuss prohibiting certain fireworks in unincorporated areas and releasing first-quarter funds to Volunteer Fire Departments. The body will also consider several service contracts and a plat revision for Cordillera Ranch.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners Court bans fireworks in unincorporated areas for Dec 20‑Jan 1

The court approved an order prohibiting certain fireworks in unincorporated Kendall County from December 20, 2025 through January 1, 2026. It also approved first‑quarter funding for volunteer fire departments, a joint primary election services contract, and $848,557.03 in accounts payable claims. Additional actions included reallocating sheriff funds to cell phones, adopting a $50,000 technical consultant contract, raising the retirement‑plan employer match to 195%, and issuing a $127,536 letter of credit for Schmidt Creek road work.

Tue Nov 25, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to vote on conservation easements and vehicle purchase

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing and vote on purchasing conservation easements on three properties using Proposition A funds. The court will also consider approving a $50,050 purchase for a sheriff's vehicle and extending library service agreements.

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✓ Decided: Court approved three conservation easement purchases and a $1.0M accounts payable claim

The Kendall County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to accept the Proposition A Committee’s recommendation to buy conservation easements on three properties. It also approved a $1,035,328.73 accounts payable claim and a series of other routine items, including library service extensions and a vehicle purchase for the Sheriff’s Department.

Tue Nov 18, 2025

Parks Advisory Board

Board will discuss drafting a letter opposing a waste‑water plant at Lennar Homes

The Parks Advisory Board will adopt the minutes from its September 16, 2025 meeting. It will continue discussion on developing a formal land evaluation process that aligns with the 2023‑2033 Comprehensive Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. The board will also discuss drafting a letter to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality opposing the proposed waste‑water treatment plant in the Lennar Homes development in Comfort.

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✓ Decided: Board adopted prior meeting minutes and adjourned the session

The Parks Advisory Board approved the minutes from the September 16, 2025 meeting, with all nine members voting in favor. A motion to adjourn the November 18 meeting was also passed unanimously, 9‑0. No other actions were decided at this meeting.

Mon Nov 17, 2025

Commissioners Court

No substantive agenda items were listed for this meeting

The agenda for the Kendall County Commissioners Court special meeting on November 17, 2025 contains only procedural notices, virtual attendance information, and public participation instructions. No specific items such as rezoning proposals, contracts, or ordinance actions are listed for discussion or decision.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners’ Court accepted canvass of November 4 special election votes

The court voted to accept the canvass of votes for the November 4, 2025 special election. The motion was made by County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, seconded by Commissioner Jennifer McCall, and passed unanimously with a 4-0 vote. No further business was taken and the meeting adjourned.

Wed Nov 12, 2025

Commissioners Court

Court to approve $120k Violence‑Against‑Women grant and $53k county match

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will consider several resolutions, including a grant for bullet‑resistant components for law‑enforcement vehicles and two criminal‑justice formula grants: a Violence‑Against‑Women award of $120,112.25 with a $53,619.50 county match, and a Victims of Crime Act award of $132,925.00 with a $33,231.25 match. The agenda also includes routine purchases of road equipment and trucks, and updates on flood‑recovery projects and fire conditions.

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✓ Decided: Approved $120k VAWA grant and $133k VOCA grant for District Attorney

The Commissioners Court adopted three resolutions to accept federal grant awards: a bullet‑resistant vehicle grant application, a Violence Against Women grant of $120,112.25 with a $53,619.50 county match, and a Victims of Crime Act grant of $132,925.00 with a $33,231.25 match. The Court also approved a consent agenda covering equipment purchases, road‑work plats, and other routine items, awarded a concrete‑work contract to Slabkat, LLC, and accepted an interlocal agreement with the AACOG ART transit program. Several planning and legal items were approved by narrow votes.

Tue Oct 28, 2025

Commissioners Court

Kendall County considers $295,910 equipment purchase and various service contracts

The Commissioners Court will discuss budget amendments, a plat revision for Champee Springs Ranches, and several professional service agreements. The body is also considering funding for an economic impact study and approving various job descriptions.

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✓ Decided: Court approved $295,910 vehicle purchase, indigent defense grant, and other items

The Commissioners' Court adopted several resolutions, including the 2026 Indigent Defense Formula Grant and a $295,910 purchase of an Etnyre Centennial Distributor. It also approved job descriptions for chief assistant criminal district attorneys, a proclamation for Operation Greenlight Week, and a license for the Dickens on Main event. All actions were approved unanimously.

Mon Oct 20, 2025

Fire Chiefs' Meeting

Quarterly fire meeting to approve minutes and discuss multiple agency updates

The Kendall County Quarterly Fire Meeting will approve the September 8, 2025 meeting minutes and hear updates from the Fire Marshal’s Office, Texas Forest Service, TEEX, TDEM, the Sheriff’s Department, EMS Director, Communications Department, HCFC, and County VFDs. The agenda also includes maintenance issues, any other items raised, and scheduling of future meetings.

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Tue Oct 14, 2025

Commissioners Court

Court to decide on purchasing a conservation easement at 23 FM 474, Boerne

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing and then consider the Proposition A Committee's recommendation to purchase a conservation easement on 23 FM 474 in Boerne using Proposition A funds. The Court will also act on an order prohibiting outdoor burning for up to ninety days in unincorporated areas, and will consider several grant acceptances and a large bond for road improvements. Additional items include routine consent‑agenda approvals and various contract and grant actions.

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✓ Decided: Court adopts outdoor burning ban, grants, and easement purchase

The Commissioners Court voted unanimously to adopt a 90‑day outdoor burning ban starting Oct. 14, 2025. It also approved several grant acceptances—including a $75,000 Justice Assistance grant, a $100,000 mental‑health grant with $25,000 local match, a $67,765 mobile‑radio grant, and a $15,000 meal‑delivery grant for the Rainbow Senior Center. Additionally, the court approved the purchase of a conservation easement on 23 FM 474 in Boerne for up to $125,000, with a 4‑1 vote.

Tue Sep 23, 2025

Commissioners Court

Court to decide on accepting MVCPA grant for license plate cameras

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will consider several actions, including adopting a resolution to accept the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority grant and authorize automatic license plate cameras. A public hearing will be held to evaluate purchasing conservation easements on three properties using Proposition A funds. Additional items include orders on outdoor burning, routine financial approvals, and contract awards.

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✓ Decided: Court approved MVCPA grant for ALPR cameras and multiple conservation easements

The Commissioners Court adopted a resolution to accept the MVCPA grant and authorize automatic license‑plate‑recognition cameras. It also approved three conservation‑easement purchases using Proposition A funds. All actions were approved unanimously (5‑0). The consent agenda was approved except for the accounts‑payable item.

Tue Sep 16, 2025

Parks Advisory Board

Board will discuss creating a formal land evaluation process for parks

The Parks Advisory Board will adopt the minutes from its July 15, 2025 meeting. It will discuss a formal land‑evaluation process to identify land that meets community needs and aligns with the 2023‑2033 Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. The board will also consider group volunteer opportunities and receive staff reports on traffic counts and facility rentals.

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✓ Decided: Board adopts July 15, 2025 minutes unanimously

The Parks Advisory Board approved the minutes from the July 15, 2025 meeting. The motion passed with all present members voting yes. The board also voted to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 PM, with a 7‑0 vote. No other actions were taken.

Mon Sep 8, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court to consider plat revisions, interlocal agreements, and settlement.

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will meet to consider a plat revision for Ellington Acres, interlocal agreements for a regional public defender's office, and a settlement agreement for a construction dispute. The court will also hold a public hearing on the Ellington Acres plat revision.

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✓ Decided: Commissioners Court bans outdoor burning for up to 30 days countywide

The Court adopted a 30‑day outdoor‑burning prohibition, approved the Ellington Acres Lot 2A plat revision, and entered an interlocal agreement for the Hill Country Regional Public Defender’s Office. It also approved $703,138.79 in accounts payable and adopted the 2026 meeting schedule, holiday calendar, polling locations, and animal‑control building improvements, all by unanimous 5‑0 votes.

Tue Aug 26, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners’ Court approved 2025 property tax rate increase to $0.377 per $100

The Court adopted a 2025 property tax rate of $0.377 per $100 taxable value and a separate debt‑service rate of $0.059024, both passing unanimously. It also approved the FY2026 budget, a $2,216,579.27 accounts‑payable claim, and a discount payment plan for early tax payments. Additional actions included a three‑year lease for Pre‑Trial Services, road closures for the Comfort Homecoming Parade, and permission for a bonfire event at Faltin Field. All votes and motions are recorded in the minutes.

Tue Aug 12, 2025

Commissioners Court

Commissioners Court sets special election for Constitution City incorporation

The Kendall County Commissioners Court will discuss tax rates, approve subdivision plats and financial guarantees, and order a special election on November 4, 2025, to determine the incorporation of the City of 'Constitution City'.

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✓ Decided: Court approves High Garden Phase 2 final plat and related bond

The Commissioners’ Court adopted the final plat for the High Garden Phase 2 residential subdivision and approved a $751,422.93 bond to fund its street, drainage, water and sewer improvements. It also proclaimed Kendall County Non‑Profit Day, approved the Ellington Acres Lot 1A‑2 plat revision and its $42,735.68 cash guarantee, and adopted the 2025 tax rates and a future rate of $.3770 per $100 taxable value. Special elections were ordered for November 4, 2025 to consider constitutional amendments and the incorporation of a new city.

Wed Jul 30, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners Court held a budget workshop; no decisions were made

The Commissioners Court met on July 30, 2025 for a budget workshop for fiscal year 2026. The session included a call to order, several breaks, and a lunch break, but no substantive actions, approvals, or votes were recorded. The meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m.

Tue Jul 22, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approves $4.152 M bond for George's Ranch Unit 2A improvements

The Commissioners’ Court approved a $4,152,025.70 bond to fund street, drainage, water and sewer improvements for George's Ranch Unit 2A. It also adopted the final subdivision plat creating 60 residential lots on 78.56 acres. Additional actions included approving overtime compensation for flood‑disaster staff, accounts payable claims, and several contracts and funding measures.

Tue Jul 15, 2025

Parks Advisory Board

✓ Decided: Board adopted May 20 minutes and adjourned the meeting unanimously

The Parks Advisory Board approved the minutes from the May 20, 2025 meeting with an 8‑0 vote. A motion to adjourn was also passed unanimously (8‑0). No other substantive actions were taken.

Mon Jul 14, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court appoints Andra Wisian to Regional Public Defender’s Office

The Commissioners’ Court appointed Andra Wisian to the Hill Country Regional Public Defender Office, with a 4‑0 vote. It approved a $34,423.36 emergency purchase of guardrails for the Waring/Welfare Road bridge, also 4‑0. The Court designated a trash‑collection day in Comfort and offered the General Counsel position to Jennifer O’Steen, each approved unanimously.

Mon Jul 14, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: No substantive decisions were made at the July 14, 2025 meeting

The Commissioners Court held a budget workshop with multiple entries, breaks, and executive‑session periods. Commissioners and the County Judge entered and left the workshop several times. The meeting adjourned without any actions being approved, denied, or tabled.

Wed Jul 9, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners Court held a budget workshop, no actions taken

The July 9, 2025 special meeting was devoted to a fiscal year 2026 budget workshop. No substantive motions, approvals, or votes were recorded; the court adjourned after the workshop. The meeting was procedural in nature.

Wed Jul 9, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners Court approves County Clerk’s Archive Plan for FY 2026

The Court held a public hearing on the Kendall County Clerk’s Archive Fund, with no public comments. The Court approved the Kendall County Clerk’s Annual Written Archive Plan for Fiscal Year 2026 after the required postings and hearing. The motion was made by County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, seconded by Commissioner Andra Wisian, and passed unanimously with a 4-0 vote. The meeting was then adjourned.

Tue Jul 8, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: County re-imposes burn ban and approves multiple key agreements

The Commissioners' Court voted 4-0 to re‑impose the county burn ban. It also approved conservation easements on three properties using Proposition A funds, authorized $353,261.83 in accounts payable, and adopted an economic development agreement with K&R Capital. Additional actions included an inter‑local inmate‑housing agreement with Gillespie County, renewal of the School Resource Officers agreement with Boerne ISD, a seven‑day extension of the Texas Public Information Act suspension, and adoption of an IT Change Control Policy.

Tue Jul 8, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: County re‑imposes burn ban and approves conservation easements

The Commissioners’ Court approved the routine consent agenda items, accepted participation in conservation easements on three properties using Proposition A funds, and re‑imposed a county burn ban effective immediately. It also approved several inter‑local agreements, an amendment to the School Resource Officers contract, and adopted an IT Change Control Policy. All actions were adopted with unanimous votes.

Tue Jun 24, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners approve $4.14 M in accounts payable claims

The court approved the June consent agenda and a $4,140,480.90 accounts payable claim, both unanimously. It also approved the Texas Association of Counties health‑benefits incentive, rescinded a Comfort Chamber barricade order, and reversed a fire‑fighter job posting order. Additional actions included amending a fire‑protection agreement, increasing an OVW grant to $750,000, and approving the 2026 Tour De Boerne cycling event.

Wed Jun 18, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: No substantive actions taken at special meeting

The Commissioners’ Court held a special meeting and a FY2026 budget workshop, but no further business was considered and no decisions were made.

Tue Jun 17, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: No substantive actions taken at the special Commissioners Court meeting

The June 17, 2025 special meeting was a budget workshop for fiscal year 2026. The court recorded only the schedule of breaks and resumed hearings. No decisions, approvals, or votes were documented. The meeting was adjourned with no further business.

Mon Jun 16, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Meeting was procedural; no substantive decisions were made

The Kendall County Commissioners Court held a special meeting for a FY 2026 budget workshop. The court took scheduled breaks, resumed the budget hearing, and adjourned at 3:26 p.m. No substantive actions, approvals, or votes were recorded beyond the formal approval of the minutes.

Thu Jun 12, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: No substantive actions taken at the June 12, 2025 meeting

The Commissioners Court held a special meeting and a budget hearing, entered executive sessions, and adjourned without any decisions, approvals, or denials. No votes or actions on agenda items were recorded.

Tue Jun 10, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approves FY2025 budget amendment and revenue certification

The Commissioners' Court unanimously approved an amendment to the FY2025 budget through certification of revenue and regular adjustments. It also approved $297,265.23 in accounts payable claims and adopted several policies, including a social media recording policy (4‑1). Additional actions included granting two OVW grant applications, renewing the county health plan, and adopting proclamations and resolutions.

Mon Jun 9, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: No actions were approved or denied at the June 9, 2025 special meeting

The Commissioners Court held a budget workshop for fiscal year 2026 on June 9, 2025. The meeting was procedural, with no further business and no decisions recorded. The court adjourned at 2:21 p.m.

Tue May 27, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court creates new Project Manager position in County Engineer Department

The Commissioners' Court approved a series of routine financial and operational items, including $545,915.22 in accounts payable and volunteer fire department stipends. It also authorized a request for proposals for VOIP services, a mental‑health contract with FasPsych, and a $45,000 ARPA repair project for the Boerne EMS building. The Court voted 4‑1 to create a Project Manager position in the Engineer Department, eliminating an Engineer IV slot.

Tue May 20, 2025

Parks Advisory Board

✓ Decided: Board approved funding recommendation for park concept plan on 48‑acre tract

The Parks Advisory Board voted 9‑0 to support sports fields and other recreational uses on the newly purchased 48‑acre tract. It also voted 9‑0 to approve a recommendation to Commissioner’s Court to fund a park development concept plan for the same tract. Minutes from the March 25, 2025 meeting were adopted and the meeting was adjourned at 6:36 PM.

Tue May 13, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Commissioners Court hires Assistant Criminal District Attorney

The court approved a series of items, including the hiring of an Assistant Criminal District Attorney and the approval of $732,261.46 in accounts payable claims. It also proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month and approved a 4‑H Gun Club skeet and trap field at Joshua Springs Park. The MVCPA grant application was submitted with a 4‑1 vote.

Tue Apr 22, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approves Cypress Creek Dam grant and key community proclamations

The Commissioners' Court approved a resolution for the Cypress Creek Dam Project Grants with a 5-0 vote. It also adopted several proclamations, authorized a fire‑wise project, and approved financial items including a $1,131,354.56 accounts‑payable claim. Additional actions included relief from development rules for a subdivision and acceptance of a subdivision completion.

Tue Apr 8, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approved reduced rear setbacks for High Garden Subdivision Phase 1

The Commissioners Court adopted a proclamation naming April 2025 County Government Month (5‑0). It approved a request to lower required rear setbacks for the High Garden Subdivision Phase 1 (3‑1, with the County Judge recused). The Court also approved several other items, including a Corley Road relocation petition, a grant for the 2025 Subaru Loves Pet’s Program, and multiple contracts and budget items (all 5‑0).

Tue Mar 25, 2025

Parks Advisory Board

✓ Decided: Board approved Jan 28 minutes and tabled work‑group discussion

The Parks Advisory Board approved the minutes from the January 28, 2025 meeting. The board tabled further discussion on the roles of work groups within the board. A motion to adjourn the meeting was adopted.

Tue Mar 25, 2025

Commissioners Court

✓ Decided: Court approves $2.03M accounts payable and two conservation easements

The Commissioners’ Court proclaimed National Crime Victim’s Rights Week and extended the emergency disaster declaration and burn ban. It approved $2,029,973.61 in accounts payable claims and authorized conservation easements for parcels on State Highway 46 East and West using Proposition A funds. The Court also adopted a new purchasing policy and approved a stipend policy for the Sisterdale Volunteer Fire Department.