Comal County Commissioners on Thursday will consider approving change orders for Annex and sheriffâs office renovations in their final meeting before Judge Sherman Krause presents his 2022 recommended budget next week.
On the backburner are proposed boat ramp rules changes out at Canyon Lake, which havenât been forgotten, Krause said.
âI donât know if we have another workshop planned but weâre still working with law enforcement to get their input on what they would like to see and what they need to enforce the rules,â the judge said. âAll of that will go into what we end up with.â
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday will consider transferring $600,000 to pay for county office renovations, which in part will eventually be funded by boarding inmates from other Texas counties.Â
First, SpawGlass Contractors will see $47,418 subtracted from its contingency and the countyâs share will increase by $134,003 after commissioners approve the 12th change order for the Annex project, most of which is designated for video communications, security cameras and doors and design changes to accommodate both.
Previous change orders have increased the Annex renovations by $1.131 million, to $12.016 million, with Thursdayâs approvals extending the date of substantial completion from July 12 to July 22. Later in the meeting, commissioners will transfer $600,000 in budgeted funds to cover increased spending in all county construction projects.Â
Comal County Commissioners on Thursday accepted a deal to board excess Coryell County offenders inside the countyâs new lockup â putting additional pressure on federal authorities to finalize a similar arrangement before space runs out.
Sheriff Mark Reynolds said Coryell County Sheriff Scott Williams called last Thursday after the Texas Commission on Jail Standards ruled that Coryellâs 92-bed facility in Gatesville had exceeded inmate occupancy limits.
The countyâs new 582-bed facility was 61% full on Thursday. Inside were 71 of a possible 96 Hays County offenders and the first 10 from Coryell County, which hopes to send 40 more. Comal County is charging both counties $65 per inmate per day â which is $20 per diem above the average cost it paid to board overflow offenders in outside facilities.