During its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Ector County Commissioners will consider, discuss and take any necessary action regarding the 90-day burn ban that was approved in March.
The 90-day burn ban, which is the longest the commissioners can approve a burn ban for, will either be extended or discontinued.
This agenda item is scheduled to be presented by the Director Ector County Environmental Enforcement/Ector County Emergency Management Coordinator Rickey George.
Commissioners will discuss this agenda item and others during a meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the commissioners courtroom at the Ector County Administration Annex, Room 120, 1010 East Eighth St.
In addition to the burn ban that is set in place, commissioners voted unanimously in April to extend a local declaration of local disaster related to wildfires.
The local disaster declaration doesn’t have an end date and the commissioners will have to vote again to end the declaration. Ector County Judge Debi Hays said in a previous Odessa American article that won’t happen until after the wildfire season is over.
There will also be an update and status report from the Ector County Library Committee and the Ivy Group.
Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis is scheduled to speak with the commissioners about considering, discussing, and taking any necessary action regarding an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Ector County and Burnet County for jail services.
Commissioners will also have the same discussion about an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Kerr County and Ector County for jail services.
Griffis told the Odessa American on Monday that none of Ector County’s inmates were housed in Burnet or Kerr counties, but the agreement is a safety net just in case inmates need to be housed there.
The court will also:
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action regarding a presentation from Oxy a Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV’s) for road improvements on County Road 307 (S. Wheeler Road), and authorize the County Judge to sign.
>> Accept a $110,000 donation from Bustin for Badges for the Ector County Sheriff’s Office.
>> Consider, discuss, award, reject or take any necessary action regarding the bid for Tire Disposal and authorize the County Judge and other County Officials and employees to sign.
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action to approve accepting the solid waste grant awarded to Ector County by the PBRPC in the amount of $22,959 and to approve the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission Solid Waste Interlocal Agreement between Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission and Ector County and authorize the County Judge to sign.
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action to approve a one year contract between Ector County and Odessa Concessions Inc., a Texas corporation, and authorize the County Judge to sign.
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action to approve a one-year contract between Ector County and Jackalopes Holding LLC and authorize the County Judge to sign.
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action regarding recommendations made by the Reclassification Committee for Law Enforcement Positions.
>> Consider, discuss, and take any necessary action on a Proposed Ector County MHRC Development to serve 6521 N Sierra Avenue 0.5831 acre tract located in Chaparral Estates 5th Subdivision, Block 13, Lot 2, Ector County, Texas (Precinct 1) and authorize the County Judge to sign.
>> Review, consider, discuss, approve, and take any necessary action regarding the following proposed Consent Agenda: To consider, discuss, and approve a line item transfer to General Fund, Library, Postage, 001-690-5193 from Contract Services, 001-690-5309 for $2,800. To consider, discuss, and approve a line item transfer to General Fund, Justice of the Peace Precinct One, Educational Travel, 001-201-5161 from Postage, 001-201-5193 for $320.
>> Consider, discuss, and approve a budget amendment to General Fund, Sheriff, Special Department Equipment, 001-360-5507 for $80,000, to FMH Foundation Grant, 001-4035 for $60,000 and to Donated Revenues, 001-4171 for $20,000.
>> Consider, discuss, and approve a budget amendment to Sales Tax Fund, Animal Control, New Building, 005-361-5503 and to Sales Tax Revenues, 005-4006 for $100,000.
>> Consider and approve the Accounts Payable Fund Requirements Report for June 28, 2022 to review County financial statements and reports.
>> Consider and discuss legal matters pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.071, Texas Government Code.
>> Consider and discuss real estate issues/transactions pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.072, Texas Government Code.
>> Consider and discuss personnel matters pursuant to Title 5, Chapter 551, Section 551.074, Texas Government Code.
