i • Regular AgendaBell County (Bell County)

Consider a Resolution Authorizing a County Grant in the amount of $13,543.50 to Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc

Presented in: Bell County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting - August 24, 2026 on 2026-08-24

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (9 - 0)

“Motion to approve Item #i: Consider a Resolution Authorizing a County Grant in the amount of $13,543.50 to Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc”

David Blackburn

County Judge (County-Wide)

YES

Russell Schneider

County Commissioner (Precinct 1)

YES

Bobby Whitson

County Commissioner (Precinct 2)

YES

Louie Minor

County Commissioner (Precinct 4)

YES

Louie Minor

Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)

YES

David Blackburn

County Judge

YES

Bobby Whitson

Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)

YES

Greg Reynolds

Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)

YES

Russell Schneider

Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Consider a Resolution Authorizing a County Grant in the amount of $13,543.50 to Hill Country Community Action Association, Inc. (HCCAA) to be used between February 1, 2027 and January 31, 2028 in order to supplement and extend existing services for HCCAA to be eligible to receive Texas Department of Agriculture Home-Delivered Meal Grant Program funds to provide Home Delivered Meals to Homebound Persons in Bell County who are elderly and/or have a disability.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). 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).