County upgrades security

Security on the Courthouse Square will be getting an upgrade following the January 13 meeting of the Donley County Commissioners.
The commissioners’ court approved a $30,091.30 proposal from Texas Panhandle Cyber Medics to install what County Judge Jack Hall calls a “more modern” system of security for the Jail, Courthouse, and Courthouse Annex.
Hall said the project will put new cameras in the jail and district courtroom as well as new cameras on the courtyard. Some new cabling well also be done as part of the project, particularly in the Clerk’s Office in tandem with a project that installed new flooring in that office.
The judge was also pleased for the county to be able to accept the proposal from Cyber Medics, which is based in Clarendon.
“We like the idea of doing business right here in town,” Hall said.
Money for the project will come from the courthouse security fund.
In other county business, the court approved travel for required education classes for the judge and commissioners, the tax assessor-collector, and the treasurer.
Commissioners began working on a schedule of bonds for elected officials that would match the term of the bond to each official’s term of office. Hall said the bonds are different currently with some being for one or two years. The county intends to develop a plan to have four-year bonds that will align with the terms of each office.
Commissioners also considered a proposal to apply for state funds to repair roads damaged by the oil and gas industry, but turned the firm down due to the lack of such industry in Donley County