Regular Session of Commissioners Court - October 27, 2026, at 10:00 AM

The Polk County Commissioners Court’s regular session on October 27, 2026, considered budget allocations, infrastructure contracts, and grant-funded equipment. The court approved a budget resolution allocating surplus funds while keeping the projected general-fund balance above its preferred 35% reserve level. The proposal covered about $5.9 million for the four road-and-bridge precincts and the restoration projects fund; the motion approved half of the road-and-bridge allocation now, with the remaining half deferred for consideration in January. Funding for several previously approved projects—including jail ventilation, dispatch-console and radio-link upgrades, and other agreements—was included, with the resolution requiring separate court approval of agreements or proposals before payment. The court also approved an annual technology-rotation capital purchase of up to $46,400.

The court received an update on the five-bridge project awarded to low bidder CJ Contractors. The county and project administrators reported supplier lien notices, checks to suppliers that were reportedly returned, and a request for the bonding company to intervene; they said the contractor was still working but that a change in contractor might be necessary. Separately, officials reported receipt of a $5 million GLO contract for the Indian Springs project. The court considered a $135,046.80 Homeland Security Grant Program award, with no local match, for fingerprint-identification devices and a small unmanned aircraft system; the transcript ends before a vote is heard. The court also approved moving the county’s 457(b) plan to local representative Church Street Financial. No vote on the grant award is captured in the transcript.