Lavaca County Commissioners Court

Lavaca County commissioners court

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and approved four proclamations with the first involving the recognition of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish pastor Msgr.

Court holds Tuesday meeting

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in its regular meeting on Tuesday and addressed residential service of juvenile offenders as well as setting the fiscal year’s meeting times and county holidays.The court approved a short-term detention agreement of juvenile offenders for the Lavaca County...

Court adopts tax rate/approves budget

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met Monday morning and set the 2024 property tax rate and the 2024-25 county budget.Prior to the regular meeting, the court held a public hearing on continued collection of records management/preservation fees in the county clerk’s office.
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Court enacts burn ban at Monday’s meeting

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Due to the county’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) reading averaging above 500, the court approved the implementation of a burn ban at the Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court Monday morning meeting.The ban was originally put in place through an executive order signed by County Judge Keith Mudd on...

Court proposes tax rate; Sets public hearing for Aug. 26

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Lavaca County tax assessor-collector, Deborah Sevcik, presented the 2024 appraisal roll and tax rate calculations at Monday’s, Aug. 12, Commissioners’ Court meeting.Sevcik told the court the total appraised value is up nearly 4.6% over last year’s values.Following the court accepting the county and...

Court selects committee to search for Veterans Service officer

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Due to the threat of Hurricane Beryl, the Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court moved its regular meeting to Wednesday, July 10.At the meeting, the court discussed the county’s attempt to find a Veterans Service officer and decided to select a committee to perform the search.County Judge Keith Mudd...

Court approves safety equipment upgrades for sheriff’s department

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday with a short agenda on the docket.The court approved purchase orders involving a grant agreement with the Rural Law Enforcement Salary Assistance Program Funds of Senate Bill 22 totalling $322,763.81.Chief Deputy J.R. Peters...

Court approves medical insurance rates for county employees

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting on Monday morning and approved the county employee medical insurance rates for the coming fiscal year.The court heard from Summit Agency representative Daniel Brown, who is the broker for the health insurance for Lavaca County through...

Court approves county road plan

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Wednesday morning, May 29 and approved a county road plan that includes future paving of roads.Due to Monday being Memorial Day and with Tuesday the primary election day that used the county courtroom for a polling site, the meeting...
At Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, the court declared the week of May 19-25 as Emergency Medical Services Week. Members of the Lavaca County EMS team were present for the meeting front from left are Lavaca County EMS chief Michael A. Furrh, Captain Melissa Leopold, FTO Steve Garcia, AEMT Aiyanna Adams, Paramedic Abby Pulatie, EMT Austin Kutac and Assistant chief Tim Decker.

At Monday’s Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court meeting, the court declared the week of May 19-25 as Emergency Medical Services Week. Members of the Lavaca County EMS team were present for the meeting front from left are Lavaca County EMS chief Michael A. Furrh, Captain Melissa Leopold, FTO Steve Garcia, AEMT Aiyanna Adams, Paramedic Abby Pulatie, EMT Austin Kutac and Assistant chief Tim Decker.

Court declares May 19-25 as Emergency Medical Services Week

Jimmy Appelt
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
The Lavaca County Commissioners’ Court met in a regular meeting Monday morning and declared the week of May 19 through 25 as Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Week.Reading from the EMS Week proclamation, County Judge Keith Mudd said, “Emergency medical services is a vital public service where the...
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