Commissioner's Court 11/03/2026

Wichita County Commissioners Court met on November 3, 2026. The court approved its 17-item consent agenda 5–0 after tabling an agreement with Imageet for county copier and printer maintenance because it was not finalized. It also clarified that a courthouse annex painting payment was an advance for materials, not payment for 30% completion. The court approved a project for Harper Perkins to develop and implement an ADA assessment plan for county facilities, funded from non-EP departmental account 409; discussion noted that an updated plan is needed for facility compliance and may support TxDOT grant assurances. The auditor reported a $75,000 audit cost, down from about $95,000 the prior year, and $25.9 million in 2025 general-fund balance and $11.4 million in Road and Bridge fund balance.

The court approved a $50,000 transfer from 2026 non-EP departmental 409 contingencies to seed a new flexible spending account (FSA) bank account, and authorized opening the account for FSA funding and payments. Lively will administer the new FSA arrangement. The court also reviewed a Tyler Technologies Meeting Manager quote of $10,394 annually plus a one-time $16,200 fee; discussion cited anticipated savings compared with the existing software, but the transcript does not capture a vote on that item. The county renewed its fund-balance policy and capital-asset group disbursement policy, with the latter retaining a $150,000 threshold. No other procurement vote on the Tyler quote is recorded in the available transcript.