Donley County Commissioners accepted a proposal for new information technology services during their regular meeting Monday.
Judge John Howard said the commissioners court approved the proposal presented by CTSI because of that firms extensive experience with sheriffs offices, police departments, and the Texas Secretary of State.
“The will be able to provide us with a robust approach to cyber security,” Howard said.
The initial cost of the service will be $19,612 followed by an annual cost of $15,412.
Commissioners also inked an agreement with Hutson Gallagher for architectural services to oversee repairs to the 1890 Courthouse. The Jewel of the Plains suffered severe damage in February when a winter storm resulted in frozen water lines in the HVAC system in the building’s attic.
Howard said expects repairs will move more quickly now and said Hutson Gallagher will lead the county in applying for additional courthouse preservation funds from the state to do more restoration work on exterior stone of the building.
In other county business, commissioners approved a new social media policy for county employees and renewed an interlocal agreement for a regional public defender for capital cases at a cost of $2,128.
The county approved an order of election for November 2, 2021, for a state constitutional amendment election.
The court discussed redistricting following the 2020 census and will use the firm of Allison Bass of Austin to perform that service. Howard said the county will be looking to have all four precincts intersect at the courthouse. That would, Howard said, allow the county to have one polling site for elections that tend to have low turnouts, such as constitutional amendment elections.
Commissioners selected Shattuck National Bank to provide financing for a motor grader for Precinct 2 due to that bank providing the lowest interest rate.
Commissioners also put the final touches on their proposed budget for 2022 and proposed a tax rate of $0.612776 per $100 valuation to support that budget.
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