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13.B • END OF CONSENTMontgomery County (Montgomery County)

Consider and approve granting a Discretionary Exemption: Utility relocation as an item that can be obtained from only one source, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative to relocation of 0.65 miles of line, removing 18 poles, and installing 20 poles on Farrell Road due to ROW acquisitions in the amount of $229,103.52 - Road Bond for Commissioner Precinct 1. Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7

Presented in: Montgomery County Commissioners Court - June 11, 2026 on 2026-06-11
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Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Consider and approve granting a Discretionary Exemption: Utility relocation as an item that can be obtained from only one source, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative to relocation of 0.65 miles of line, removing 18 poles, and installing 20 poles on Farrell Road due to ROW acquisitions in the amount of $229,103.52 - Road Bond for Commissioner Precinct 1. Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7”
MJ
Mark J. Keough
County Judge
YES
CR
Charlie Riley
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MG
Matt Gray
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RW
Robert Walker
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RW
Ritch Wheeler
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider and approve granting a Discretionary Exemption: Utility relocation as an item that can be obtained from only one source, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative to relocation of 0.65 miles of line, removing 18 poles, and installing 20 poles on Farrell Road due to ROW acquisitions in the amount of $229,103.52 - Road Bond for Commissioner Precinct 1. Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7)(C).  Interlocal Agreement with University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) a member/part of the University of North Texas System (UNT) for Forensic Anthropology Services with Kate M. Lesciotto, J.D., Ph.D. acting as UNT's authorized designee in an amount not to exceed $45,000 for Medical Examiner. Local Government Code §262.024(a)(4). Support and maintenance agreement for iNovah software as an item that can be obtained from only one source, System Innovators, a division of N. Harris Computer Corporation for County Treasurer. Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7)(A).

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