The Commissioners Court of Lamb County held their regular meeting on Monday, September 22nd, at the Lamb County Courthouse, where an 8— item agenda was considered for appropriate action.
The meeting was called to order at 10:02 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 were two sets of minutes, from Sept. 8th and Sept. 11th, and both sets appeared to be in order. b) Consider and take appropriate action on budget and salary amendments and/ or line-item transfers; none. c) Consider and take appropriate action on bills presented by the County Auditor; County Auditor Gina Jones requested that the Commissioners approve bills totaling $956,337.19. d) Consider and take appropriate action on payroll; County Treasurer Jerry Yarbrough requested that the Commissioners approve payroll for Lamb County ending on Sept. 5th in the amount of $168,790.20, and for LHC ending on Sept. 6th in the amount of $294,411.77. e) Consider and take appropriate action on departmental reports; packets.
The motion to approved the consent agenda items was made by Commissioner Danny Short and seconded by Commissioner Lee Logan. The motion carried.
The next order of business was to consider and take appropriate action on Notice of Special Election.
The motion to approve the Notice of Special Election for the Constitutional Amendments on November 4, 2025, 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 on Discussion with Aperion Energy Group to site one or more 250 MW gas fired power plants in Lamb County. Discussion to include potential paths toward tax abatement.
A discussion was had with Aperion Energy to bring in a power plant. Power is expected to come on within five minutes.
No action was taken. Item six on the agenda was to consider and take appropriate action on 2025/ 2026 SAVNS Grant.
A motion to approve the SAVNS Grant was made by Commissioner Logan and seconded by Commissioner Lewis. The motin carried.
Future agenda items were discussed.
With there being no further business to discuss, a motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Logan and seconded by Commissioner Short. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 10:31 a.m.