Blanco County Commissioners voted to close a bank account that was used by the Pct. 1 Constable Larry Haley during regular session in the county courtroom on Tuesday, Jan. 27 in Johnson City.
Bobby Fenton is now the Pct. 1 Constable and will not use the bank account.
“The current constable [Bobby Fenton] doesn’t use the account,” said Blanco County Judge Brett Bray. “He gives the money that comes into his office directly to the county.”
“It’s just one more bank account that doesn’t have to be tracked or audited,” said Pct. 4 Commissioner Paul Granberg.
About $120 remains in the account and will automatically be forwarded into the Pct. 1 Constable’s fees’ line item in the overall county budget.
In other business, the county has put a 2006 Ford F150 pickup truck that is being retired by the Blanco County Sheriff’s Department up for sale with GovDeals. GovDeals provides services to various government agencies that allow them to sell surplus and confiscated items via the Internet. Each participating agency has its own auction rules and regulations and is subject to associated government ordinances.
“We have been waiting on this one [the truck being put up for sale] and there will be a couple of others soon,” said Bray. “We are going to have a surplus [equipment] push through GovDeals.”
Pct. 3 Commissioner Chris Liesmann said the F150 had been stripped of its law enforcement equipment, which can now be used on other vehicles as needed.
“We took out its lights, sirens and radio,” Liesmann said. “We are going to keep the lights at the sheriff’s office just in case they are needed on another car if some go out.”
Commissioners also voted to pay county bills and approve minutes of previous meetings.
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