Members of the Texas County Commission met June 5-6 and transacted several items of business., according to recently released minutes of the meeting.
Commissioners:
•Reviewed correspondence from Brad Eidson, attorney for Burdine Township, regarding a road issue on the border with the City of Cabool’s corporate limits.
•Learned from Sheriff Scott Lindsey that David Jones has been hired as a part-time jailer effective May 30. He also reported that a new Dodge Durango has been placed into the fleet.
•Reviewed a newsletter from the Texas County Genealogical and Historical Society.
•Heard from Kent Randall regarding a matter in Sargent Township.
•Reviewed information about the Texas County Memorial Hospital Community Improvement District and its formation of a board and upcoming ballot election of property owners.
•Heard questions about fire department boundaries in the county. Members said they don’t handle the issue, and individual departments have the information.
•Heard from Tammy Cantrell, collector-treasurer, about the need for estimates for any potential change of her office location due to numerous floods over the years in the basement of the Texas County Administrative Center.
—Heard that a federal lawsuit filed by Edward L. Durbin against the county and others in employment by the county was dismissed April 4 by a federal judge, who said the matter was dismissed for failing to prosecute and/or comply with the court’s orders.
Durbin’s lawsuit was dismissed without prejudice, which means he can refile it. In it, he alleged poor food conditions in the jail that caused illness, medical needs were not met and inadequate law library materials. Durbin has since been released on bond and faces a trial for alleged child molestation.