Wise County public meetings in 2022
6 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Commissioners' Court
The Commissioners' Court awarded a construction manager contract for the Historic Courthouse Restoration project. The court also approved a vehicle purchase for precincts and a grant application for a SWAT vehicle.
- Awarded RFQ 23-RFQ-015 for Historic Courthouse Restoration to Premier Commercial Group (Unanimous)
- Awarded Bid No. 23-BID-016 for pickup trucks to James Wood Motors for $59,525.00 (Unanimous)
- Approved grant application for a BearCat wheeled SWAT vehicle at the cost of $285,775.00 (Unanimous)
Commissioners' Court
The Commissioners' Court adopted a new Development Rules and Regulations book and approved several land plats. The court also authorized capital purchases for Precinct 3 and approved road repair agreements for Alvord and Decatur.
- Approved updates to the Wise County Development Rules and Regulations (unanimous)
- Approved plats for Boyd Estates, Southridge Ranch, Connie’s View, Patty Lynn Hills, and Holiday Ranch (unanimous)
- Approved plats for Friendship Ranch and Lucky Ridge (Hayes aye, Lambert abstained)
- Approved declaring one lot of furniture as salvage (unanimous)
- Approved transfer of a donated skid steer from 911 Addressing to Precinct No. 1 (unanimous)
- Approved Precinct No. 3 purchase of a tractor and mower for $185,960.00 and a 1/2 ton truck (unanimous)
- Approved road repair agreements for City of Alvord (Washington St.) and Decatur (unanimous)
- Approved right-of-way improvements for CR 4010 and CR 2175 (unanimous)
Development Rules and Regulations
The Development Rules and Regulations Committee discussed how to handle Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs), specifically regarding road maintenance and platting requirements. No formal votes to change the rules were taken; instead, the committee directed Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to draft language updates for future review.
- Directed Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to draft updates to Section 3.06E to name MUD roads as 'privately maintained roads'
- Proposed requiring 'Municipal Utility District (MUD)' to be included in the title block of all plats and plat applications
- Discussed a policy that the county will not enter into Interlocal Agreements with MUDs for road maintenance
- Determined that MUDs do not qualify for maintenance bonds or irrevocable letters of credit
- Proposed a timeline to present changes on December 12, 2022, for adoption on December 20, 2022
Commissioners' Court
The Commissioners' Court approved several residential and RV resort plats across four precincts. The court also adopted the FY2022/2023 Investment Policy and updated law enforcement overtime rules in the employee handbook.
- Approved 10 residential plats and 2 RV resort plats (West Fork Hills, Quail Creek, Shady Front Farm, North Star Point, Las Brisas, Alanis Estates, Stark Addition, Trinity Meadows, Regent Park, Crenshaw Farms, Nature Creek RV, Shady Creek RV)
- Adopted Wise County Investment Policy for FY2022/2023
- Approved update to Employee Handbook section 2A-10 regarding Law Enforcement Pay and Overtime (207(k) exemption)
- Accepted $2,000 community grant from Walmart for the Office of Emergency Management
- Authorized purchase of one or more heavy duty trucks for Precincts No. 1 and 2 using tax note capital funds
- Approved blanket authorization for destruction of departmental uniforms for the fiscal year
- Approved project agreement 3039 for various street repairs in Precinct No. 3
- Approved right-of-way improvement requests for bridge repair on CR 4692 and CR 4594 and for Don’s A/C driveway
Commissioners' Court
The Commissioners' Court unanimously approved several land plats, road repair project agreements for Bridgeport, Aurora, and Alvord ISD, and the 2023 Indigent Defense Grant Program resolution. The court also accepted a $2,000 donation from Walmart for emergency management.
- Approved plats for Saddleback Estates, Corner Estates, Joyce Estates, Privett Addition, and Hillcrest Meadows North (unanimous)
- Adopted 2023 Wise County Resolution Indigent Defense Grant Program (unanimous)
- Accepted $2,000 donation from Walmart to the Office of Emergency Management (unanimous)
- Approved November 2022 auction list (unanimous)
- Approved sale of New Holland tractor and boom mower at December 2022 auction (unanimous)
- Approved road repair project agreements for City of Bridgeport, City of Aurora, and Alvord ISD (unanimous)
- Approved request to enter private property for Terry McBride on CR 3390 for improvements (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including utility permits and contracts for Sheriff's Office and City of Decatur (unanimous)
Development Rules and Regulations
The Wise County Development Rules and Regulations Committee discussed and agreed that drainage plans and drainage studies are the same thing, with a drainage study requiring an engineer's seal. The committee also discussed adding a rule for shouldering pavement edges to prevent cracking, and agreed to recommend this to the Commissioners Court. No formal votes or final decisions were taken; the meeting was primarily discussion and planning for future agenda items.
- Agreed drainage plan and drainage study are the same, with study requiring engineer's seal
- Discussed adding DRR rule for shouldering pavement edges to prevent cracking
- Set next DRR committee meeting for November 14, 2022
- Placed items on December 12, 2022 agenda for court consideration