Court addresses lengthy agenda
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning addressing a lengthy agenda.
Regarding agenda items with the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office, the court approved a resolution authorizing the LCSO staff to act on behalf of the county to submit grant applications for the Operation Stone Garden and the office of the governor.
The court recognized the Hallettsville Knights of Columbus for their donation of allowing the three-day L onestar Operation task force to use the KC Annex.
Sheriff Steven Greenwell said the three-day operation involved law enforcement agencies from throughout the state in a joint operation looking for drug dealers as well as gun and alien smugglers.
Greenwell said the KCs allowed them to use their annex to hold operational debriefings.
The court accepted an anonymous monetary donation for $1,825 to the LCSO to pay the first half of sending department personnel to the police academy.
Greenwell said the anonymous couple will also pay for the second half of the attendees graduation from the academy.
In regards to another item with the sheriff ’s office, the court approved addendum 12 between Lavaca County and Local Government Solutions to add the sheriff ’s office as an additional licensed user.
The court also approved declaring six old model sheriff ’s office vehicles as surplus property.
Concrete and Labor Bids
The court awarded round 2 of the concrete and labor bids for county roads.
Three companies, Jansky Sand and Gravel, L and J Concrete and JRC Concrete, submitted bids with each one awarded bids for various roads in Precincts 1, 2, and 3.
Certificate of Exemption
The court approved certificate of exemption from subdivision requirements for Eric Joseph Janak and Doris Faye Allee in Pct. 1, and Marty Alan Janak in Pct. 2.
After a brief executive session, the court approved a certificate of exemption from subdivision requirements to Richard Frazier in Pct. 1.
Miscellaneous
The court approved the 2025-26 vehicle inventory tax (VIT) budget from the tax assessor-collector, Deborah Sevcik.
Sevcik said her office maintains a separate bank account for the VIT, which is kept in escrow for each vehicle dealer in Lavaca County. She said her office can retain any interest generated by the escrow account to defray the cost of administration of the prepayment procedure.
The interest balance as of May 31, 2025 is $4,256.25 of which the court approved the tax assessor-collector’s office to purchase scanner equipment for $2,000.
The court approved the purchase of a new 2025 Kenworth T880 and a 2024 Kenworth dump truck for Pct. 1. The 2025 vehicle has a cost of $177,774.41 and will be purchased through Buy Board, while the 2024 truck is priced at $173,153.09.
A bond for Lindsay Guerrero as court clerk for Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace was approved by the court.
The court approved joint advertising for open positions in the road and maintenance department for Precincts 1, 2 and 4.
In other action taken by the court:
• Approved per Texas Government Code 552 any changes in policy.
• Approved Foundations Benefit as the supplemental insurance broker for the county for the 2026 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
• Approved Enviro Tech Services Inc. as a sole source vendor.
• Acknowledge two proclamations from Governor Greg Abbott.
• Accepted reimbursement from Kaler Energy Corp. for damaged roads in Pct. 4.
• Approved a commercial lease agreement between the Moulton Community Clinic District and the county.
• Discussed annex parking lot improvements,
• Heard from Scott Bower, the new district director for Congressman Michael Cloud.
County judge Keith Mudd presided over the meeting with commissioners Edward Pustka, Wayne Faircloth, Kenny Siegel and Dennis W. Kocian present for the meeting.