BRAZORIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT

MINUTES

BE IT REMEMBERED THAT ON MAY 27, 2025, THERE WAS BEGUN AND HOLDEN A

SPECIAL SESSION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.

CALL TO ORDER

This meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM.

ROLL CALL

Judge L.M. "Matt" Sebesta Jr.

Present:

Commissioner Jay Burridge

Commissioner Ryan Cade

Commissioner Stacy L. Adams

Commissioner David R. Linder

County Clerk Joyce Hudman

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER BURRIDGE

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Commissioners Court Regular Session May 13, 2025 9:00 AM

D.1.

APPROVED

Ryan Cade

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

David R. Linder

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

PUBLIC APPEARANCES

To accommodate all members of the public and ensure full public input, members of

the public may address the Court concerning any item before the Court prior to the

Court’s consideration of the item and/or any other matter of concern. Pursuant to

Commissioners Court Order 7.C.1, dated January 28, 2020, a member of the public

may address the Court for a total period of time not to exceed five (5) minutes. A

member of the public who addresses the Court through a translator may address the

Court for a total period of time not to exceed ten (10) minutes. If a member of the public

inquires about a subject for which there is not an item on the meeting agenda or for

which notice has not been given pursuant to Texas Government Code chapter 551, the

Court may furnish specific factual information or recite existing policy in response to the

inquiry. However, any deliberation or decision about the subject of the inquiry must be

limited to a proposal to place such subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.

PROCLAMATIONS/RESOLUTIONS - NONE

FORMAL REPORTS AND APPEARANCES

Brazoria County Petrochemical Council - Economic Impact Study - Brad

Morrison

G.1.

CONSENT

PASSED THE CONSENT AGENDA

Ryan Cade

David R. Linder

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

County Clerk

Deputation in the County Clerk’s Office

Tax Assessor - Collector

H.1.

Deputations of the Tax Assessor-Collector

H.2.

H.3.

Monthly Collections Report for April 2025

Auditor

Payment of Bills

H.4.

H.5.

H.6.

FY 2025: Line Item Transfer

Extension of Deadline for Filing the Annual Audit Report for Brazoria

County Emergency Services District No. 3

FY 2025: Line Item Transfers

FY 2025: Record Budgets for Other Funds

Auditor’s Monthly Report

H.7.

H.8.

H.9.

CDBG/HUD/Welfare Department

Monthly Welfare Reports

H.10.

H.11.

H.12.

Monthly Section 8 Reports

Public Facility Agreement Amendment with City of Oyster

Emergency Management

Second and Third Amendments of Medical Reserve Grant Agreement

H.13.

Engineer

H.14.

Exception to Subdivision Platting for Christian Vasquez and Misael

Duenez - Precinct 4

Amend Annual Road Plan for Fiscal Year 2025

H.15.

H.16.

Projects Under Blanket Interlocal Agreements for Direct Assistance to

Cities and Towns

Environmental Health

Applicant for Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP) Funding Of

H.17.

On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF)

Health

Interlocal Agreement between Brazoria County Health Department and

City of Angleton

H.18.

Library

H.19.

Agreement between the Brazoria County Library System and the

Brazosport Independent School District

Parks

2026 Beach Cleaning and Maintenance Assistance Program Resolution

H.20.

Purchasing Department

Advertise Bids for Equipment Rental

H.21.

H.22.

Cancel Award for “ITB #25-38 High Density Polyethylene Pipe and

High-Performance Polypropylene Pipe and Fittings

Amend Court Order I.9 Dated May 13, 2025 - Award ITB 25-40 Treated

Bridge Timbers

H.23.

Federal Surplus Property Program

Sell Surplus Gaming Machines

H.24.

H.25.

H.26.

H.27.

H.28.

H.29.

Add Vendor to Indigent Burial Policy

Purchase of Non-Standardized Chairs

Contract for Stop Loss Insurance Consultant

Changer Order No. 1 Computer Aided Dispatch and Record Management

System

Texas AgriLife Extension Services

Out of State Travel

H.30.

Toll Road Authority

Project Development Agreement with TxDOT for BC Expressway

H.31.

Extension

DISCUSSION

Sheriff's Office

Summer Season Beach Overtime

I.1.

Motion by Commissioner Cade. Motion seconded by Commissioner

Burridge. Followed by alternate motion by Commissioner Adams to

remove the word "overtime" from the order. Alternate motion seconded by

Judge Sebesta. Vote taken for alternate motion. Alternate motion FAILED

2-3. Vote taken for original motion. Original motion passed 4-1.

APPROVED

RESULT:

Ryan Cade

Jay Burridge

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, and Commissioner Linder

Commissioner Adams

NAYES:

Auditor

I.2.

Issuance of a Purchase Order After the Fact - Agriculture Extension

APPROVED

RESULT:

Stacy L. Adams

Ryan Cade

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Issuance of a Purchase Order After the Fact - Law Library

I.3.

APPROVED

RESULT:

Stacy L. Adams

Ryan Cade

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Engineer

I.4.

Purchase of Paver Machine for Engineering Road and Bridge North

Service Center

Alternate motion by Commissioner Cade to approve order with revised

verbiage. Motion seconded by Commissioner Linder. Alternate motion

passed 5-0. Last sentence of order will be modified to read "Further, the

Road and Bridge fund balance reserves are available to fund this

purchase."

APPROVED

RESULT:

Ryan Cade

David R. Linder

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Purchasing Department

Advertise Request for Proposals for Stop Loss Insurance

I.5.

Ryan Erickson, District Attorney's Office added to the proposal review

committee by Commissioner Adams.

APPROVED

RESULT:

Stacy L. Adams

Ryan Cade

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Advertise RFSQ for Contractor Qualifications for Residential

Reconstruction for Flood Mitigation

I.6.

Kaysie Stewart, County Auditor added to replace Ashlee Ferguson,

Auditing, due to no longer being employed with Brazoria County.

APPROVED

RESULT:

Stacy L. Adams

David R. Linder

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Advertise RFSQ for Structural Engineering and Inspection Services

I.7.

Kaysie Stewart, County Auditor added to replace Ashlee Ferguson, Auditing,

due to no longer being employed with Brazoria County.

APPROVED

Jay Burridge

Ryan Cade

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

Award RFP #25-42 Integrated Library Software

I.8.

I.9.

APPROVED

Stacy L. Adams

Jay Burridge

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Award ITB #25-51 Wild Peach Drainage Improvements - GLO Contract No.

20-065-118-C388

APPROVED

David R. Linder

Jay Burridge

Judge Sebesta Jr., Commissioner Burridge, Commissioner

Cade, Commissioner Adams, and Commissioner Linder

RESULT:

MOVER:

SECONDER:

AYES:

Department Heads

Bo Stallman - County Sheriff

CLOSED MEETING

The Commissioners Court will conduct a closed meeting under the following section or

sections of V.T.C.A. Government Code, Chapter 551, subchapter D.; (After which the

Court will reconvene in open session and may take any action deemed necessary

based on discussion in closed meeting).

Per Judge Sebesta, no executive session to be had this Special Session.

Texas Govt Code 551.071

Consultation with attorney in respect to pending or contemplated litigation, settlement

offers, and matters where duty of public body's counsel to client, pursuant to code of

professional responsibility of the State Bar of Texas, clearly conflicts with this chapter.

Discuss Potential Litigation

J.1.

No action taken at this time as they did not convene in closed session