The Lamb County Commissioners’ Court held their regular meeting on Monday, January 12th at the Lamb County Courthouse, where a 10—item agenda was considered for appropriate action.
The meeting was called to order at 10 a.m. by Lamb County Judge James DeLoach. There was nobody present for the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
Consent Agenda: a) Consider and take appropriate action on minutes from previous meeting(s); Judge DeLoach stated that there was one set of minutes from the Dec. 22nd meeting and they were in order. b) Consider and take appropriate action on budget and salary amendments and/ or line-item transfers; as submitted by Lamb County Auditor, Gina Jones. c) Consider and take appropriate action on bills presented by the County Auditor; Jones requested that the Commissioners approve bills totaling $1,110,291.12. d) Consider and take appropriate action on payroll; Lamb County Treasurer Jerry Yarbrough requested that the Commissioners approve payroll for Lamb County ending on Dec. 26th in the amount of $167,856.32, and for LHC ending on Dec. 27th in the amount of $263,762.96. e) Consider and take appropriate action on departmental reports; packets. f) Consider and take appropriate action on Donations; none were presented.
The motion to approve the Consent Agenda items was made by Commissioner Lee Logan and seconded by Commissioner Danny Short. The motion carried.
Item four on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action to pay for lunch and refreshments for a tabletop exercise on January 20, 2026.
The motion to approve paying for lunch for a Tabletop Exercise on Jan. 20, 2026, was made by Commissioner Logan and seconded by Commissioner Short. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to consider and take appropriate action on Burn Ban.
A motion to reinstate the Burn Ban was made by Commissioner Short and seconded by Commissioner Cory DeBerry. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action on a road closure in Precinct 4.
No action was taken. Item seven on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action on inter local agreement with Lubbock and Garza county.
A motion to approve Interlocal Agreement with Lubbock County and Garza County to house overcrowding inmates was made by Commissioner Kent Lewis and seconded by Commissioner Logan. The motion carried.
The next item on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action declaring surplus property and authorizing the sale of said property.
A motion to approve declaring Surplus Property and authorizing the sale of said property was made by Commissioner DeBerry and seconded by Commissioner Short. The motion carried.
Future agenda items were discussed.
With no further business to discuss a motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Short and seconded by Commissioner Logan. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 10:51 a.m.