Members of the Texas County Commission handled several matters during meetings Dec. 11 and 12.
Members:
- Signed a contract with BPJ Insurance for the county’s 2025 health care insurance.
- Completed a survey from Liberty Mutual for the work West Plains Bridge & Grading completed on Camp Road bridge.
- Reviewed and acknowledged the “at will status” of Hannah Robinson as a full-time jailer as “no longer needed” effective Dec. 9.
- Reviewed and acknowledged that Tyler Sheppard gave verbal notice of resignation for his position of full-time jailer effective Nov. 26.
- Discussed the availability of Title III money and how it can be spent.
- Discussed disposing mineral rights to current property owners with the collector/treasurer.
- Discussed and revised the employee health care deductible benefits with the clerk.
In other business, commissioners heard from:
- Marty Merckling, Piney Township, on Douglas Road bridge, damage to roads by logging companies and private road signs on public roads.
- A concerned Clinton Township citizen on King Road.
- Jeff Malam, Pierce Township, on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) paperwork.
- Kevin Crider, University of Missouri Extension, who updated the commission on the feral hog situation.
- Mary Ellen Higashi on township information.
- Trent Courtney and Brent Lidgard, South Central Ozark Council of Governments (SCOCOG), on updates to the abandoned tire program as well as other issues.
The full minutes can be read below:
