Discussion and possible action to sign the lease agreement, pending legal review, from Commissioners Court action on March 9, 2026 which approved a Resolution for the purpose of authorizing a public property finance contract issued under Local Government Code Section 271.005 (Authority to Contract for Personal Property) and enter into a purchase agreement for the purpose of authorizing a public pr

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Discussion and possible action to sign the lease agreement, pending legal review, from Commissioners Court action on March 9, 2026 which approved a Resolution for the purpose of authorizing a public property finance contract issued under Local Government Code Section 271.005 (Authority to Contract for Personal Property) and enter into a purchase agreement for the purpose of authorizing a public property finance contract issued under Local Government Code Section Sec. 271.102 (Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation, pursuant to DIR-CPO-5443) between Motorola Solutions, Inc. and Webb County for the purpose of installing a Communications System in an amount not to exceed $752,047.39; and authorizing the County Judge to sign all relevant documents and any other matters incident thereto. [Account #1001-3010-001-470000 (Capital Outlay) FY 2026 $500,000 and FY 2027 $252,047.39] Issue: Lease agreement documents need to be signed by the County judge for action taken by the Commissioners Court on March 9, 2026 for the purpose of optimizing secure and reliable communications system for users to perform their constitutional duties to serve and protect the constituents of Webb County. Solution: Sign lease agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to install 800MHz system for urban use by all county radio system users and integrate the system with the current VHF P25 system. Result: The signal strength and coverage of radio communications will improve in the jurisdictional area of Webb County radio system users.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.