Commissioners To Discuss Disaster Declaration: The Agenda In MoCo

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — The Montgomery County Commissioners Court is holding a special meeting Tuesday to consider and possibly approve the ratification of a local disaster declaration to address the border crisis.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for several counties near the Texas-Mexico border on May 31 and amended that order Friday to include more counties. In the newest order, 34 counties are included with Montgomery County not among those listed.

Abbott also announced earlier this month that Texas is allocating $250 million as a down payment for a proposed border wall, according to the Texas Tribune.

The agenda item for the Montgomery County Commissioners Court's special meeting indicates the local disaster declaration, if ratified, would expire on the same day.

The only other item on the agenda is to consider and possibly take action regarding the border crisis in conjunction with local and state disaster declarations due to the "imminent threat to public health and safety."

Here are some of the other key items on city council and school board meeting agendas in Montgomery County this week.

Tuesday:

The Montgomery Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a board workshop at 4 p.m. followed by a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the MISD Education Support Center. The board will enter executive session to discuss employment for the position of executive director of specialized learning. In the workshop, the board will review findings from a demographic study and facility assessment and will discuss facility needs under the new district strategic plan, including for career and technology education, technology and school buses. In the special meeting, the board will continue work in conjunction with the strategic plan as it will consider and likely approve a vendor to conduct a stakeholder engagement and satisfaction survey to be used for progress monitoring under the plan. For the full agendas, click here for the board workshop and here for the special meeting.

Wednesday:

The New Caney ISD Board of Trustees will discuss the acquisition of 32 acres of land near U.S. Highway 59 and Eagle Drive in New Caney in a closed session at a 5 p.m. special meeting. The land would be used for district facilities. Here is the full agenda.

Thursday:

The Willis ISD Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Sharon Hill Jennette Administration Building to discuss and possibly approve amendments to construction contracts. The board will be looking into guaranteed maximum price amendments in contracts with Durotech, Inc. and Pogue Construction Co., LP. The Durotech contract is for the new Pre-K Center building project, while the Pogue contract is for an addition to Lynn Lucas Middle School as well as gym additions to four elementary schools. For the full agenda, click here.