County Commissioners allocate permanent school funds
The Parmer County Commissioners Court met in regular session on Monday, March 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the County Courtroom of the Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell, Texas. The meeting began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Texas Flag.
Parmer County Commissioners allocated $4.5 million of Permanent School Funds to the four school districts using a newly developed formula required by the State of Texas. Friona ISD will receive $2,204,100 (48.98%), Bovina ISD will receive $1,101,150 (24.47%), Farwell ISD will receive $958,950 (21.31%), and Lazbuddie ISD will receive $235,800 (5.24%). The funds will be deposited as CDs in the name of each school district and will be available by request under the current expenditure rules and regulations.
The Commissioners approved the disposal of microfilm camera equipment that was being stored in the County Clerk’s office. Besides being over 30 years old, the equipment was non-operational and replacement parts were no longer available. The Court also approved a motion stating that the County Election Precincts were in compliance with the Election Code. This determination is required to be made every two years. The Court reaffirmed its right-of-way easement on County Road A1. The existence of the easement was brought to the Court’s attention by the Caviness company which had recently been granted permission to purchase an adjacent one acre plot.
The Farwell ISD requested $25,623 from the Permanent School Fund for their Ag Farm and presented their receipts to the Court. The request was approved. The Bovina ISD requested $25,000 from the Fund for their Ag Farm and barn. Action on the request was tabled until a full accounting of the total costs could be determined.
Approval was given for compensation to be given for additional work that was needed in the Treasurer’s Office after last year’s election. Retired former treasurer Altha Herrington had been working in the office to help newly elected treasurer Sharon May with the transition. The Court also approved moving the April 22nd meeting to April 29th because Sharon will be attending a training seminar.
Sheriff Randy Geries reported that he was currently housing 41 inmates and that 17 were from Castro County. The Law Enforcement Center received $19,435.60 from Castro County to house inmates for the month of February.
In other business, the Minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved. Approval was given for payment of the accounts payables as presented by County Treasurer Sharon May. The Commissioners also reviewed the Treasurer’s Report and approved the calculated payroll and disbursement for all county employees and elected officials. The next scheduled Commissioner’s Court meeting is at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 8th.
All meetings are open to the public. The Commissioners Court reserves the right to go into Executive session at any time. Go to parmercounty.org to find meeting agendas. Information in this article is only a summary. Any questions concerning specific actions should be directed to the Court.
