WASHINGTON CO. COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER SHERIFF’S OFFICE PAY INCREASES, JAIL GENERATOR

  

Several items at Tuesday’s Washington County Commissioners meeting will cover local law enforcement and emergency responders.

On the docket for commissioners is a vote on 2023 pay increases for sheriff’s office employees, including patrol deputies, jail sergeants and corrections officers.  If approved, the increases would take effect September 4^th.

Commissioners will also consider whether to accept a proposal from W-Industries to purchase and install a new generator for the jail, using funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Another item to come before commissioners will be the potential authorization of GrantWorks to request qualifications for engineering and architectural services for a satellite EMS station on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land near Lake Somerville.

Also on Tuesday, the court will consider:

• Approval of a clinical affiliation agreement between EMS and the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service.
• A resolution accepting 5.24 acres of land from Camp for All for public use.
• Approval for the use of no more than $15,000 in Hotel Occupancy Tax funds for a video wall project in the Washington County Expo sales facility.
• Approving the Office of Emergency Management to advertise for sealed bids to purchase a half ton truck.
• A resignation letter from Mary Tom Middlebrooks of the Washington County Historical Commission.
• Employment of a Washington County Expo maintenance worker.
• A proclamation declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Washington County.
• Presentation of the E911 monthly report.

Commissioners will meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Washington County Courthouse.