Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding using unobligated funds that were previously authorized in commissioners court on January 27, 2026, from Account 710-5040-5770 labeled as CommServPro - Burnet County Fiber -  $500,000: (a) authorize payment to the City of Burnet to move electrical or other transmission lines on their poles for room for county fiber lines in an amount not to

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Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding using unobligated funds that were previously authorized in commissioners court on January 27, 2026, from Account 710-5040-5770 labeled as CommServPro - Burnet County Fiber -  $500,000: (a) authorize payment to the City of Burnet to move electrical or other transmission lines on their poles for room for county fiber lines in an amount not to exceed $25,000; (b) purchase and install a backup generator for 127 E. Jackson including labor and materials for associated electrical work to make generator operational in an amount not to exceed $30,000. (c) authorize specific locations and  county owned buildings in commissioners court for the Facilities/Maintenance Department to plan and approve locations subject to city and other restrictions to install the internal connection for fiber optic service, including the purchase of materials and labor, not to exceed $50,000. (Collier)

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).