MINUTES  
BE IT REMEMBERED, That on January 16, 2026, Commissioners Court of Galveston County, Texas,  
met at a special meeting with the following present:  
Mark Henry, County Judge  
Darrell A. Apffel, Commissioner Precinct 1  
Joe Giusti, Commissioner Precinct 2  
Hank Dugie, Commissioner Precinct 3  
Robin Armstrong, MD, Commissioner Precinct 4  
Dwight D. Sullivan, County Clerk  
CALL TO ORDER  
Call to Order by Judge Henry at 3:30 P.M. at the Calder Annex.  
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Commissioner Hank Dugie led the Court in the Pledge of Allegiance.  
The Invocation was given by Commissioner Robin Armstrong, MD.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
No public comment.  
CONSENT AGENDA  
Submitted by the Auditor's Office:  
Approval of the accounts payable checks dated 1/16/2026  
*1.  
1
Attachments:  
Order for payroll ending 1/14/2026 bi-weekly #2  
*2.  
2
Attachments:  
Order for supplemental payroll period ending 1/14/2026 bi-weekly #2  
Quarterly audit report of the payroll audit for period of 7/1/2024 - 9/30/2024  
*3.  
*4.  
Payroll FY24 Q4 Audit Report  
Attachments:  
Quarterly audit report of the payroll audit for period of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025  
Payroll FY25 Audit Report  
*5.  
Attachments:  
FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report for Blake Patton, Constable Precinct 1, for period  
of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025  
*6.  
*7.  
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*10.  
(C1) CC Agenda Packet 01.16.2026  
Attachments:  
FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report for Derreck Rose, Constable Precinct 3, for period  
of 10/1/2024 - 9/30/2025  
(C3) CC Agenda Packet 01.16.2026  
Attachments:  
FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report of the District Attorney’s Office for period of  
9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025  
(DA) CC Agenda Packet 01.16.2026  
Attachments:  
FY 2025 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report of the Sheriff’s Office for period of 10/1/2024 -  
9/30/2025  
(SO) CC Agenda Packet 01.16.2026  
Attachments:  
Indemnification requests from the Tax Assessor Collector’s Office dated 12/8/2025 and  
12/15/2025  
10  
Attachments:  
10(1)  
IRS standard mileage rate for 2026  
*11.  
IRS Mileage Rate - 01.16.2026  
Attachments:  
IRS sets 2026 business standard mileage rate at 72.5 cents per mile, up  
2.5 cents _ Internal Revenue Service  
Receive and file the restitution checklist from Odyssey submitted by Personal Bond/Collections  
*12.  
*13.  
SR-292 coll  
Attachments:  
SR-294 Collections  
Receive and file the December 2025 Personal Bond/Collections Monthly Report submitted by  
Personal Bond/Collections  
GC Personal Bond December 2025 Data Review  
Attachments:  
Receive and file Summary of Biweekly Personnel Movements pay period #01, December 18 -  
December 31, 2025, submitted by Human Resources  
*14.  
PP 01 New Hires  
Attachments:  
PP 01 Personnel Movement  
PP 01 Terminations  
Receive and file Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC no-cost contract for PSA space for 2026  
submitted by County Judge  
*15.  
*16.  
CLEAR CHANNEL CONTRACT_2026  
Attachments:  
Receive and file the 2026 Eminent Domain Report with the Texas Comptroller of Public  
Accounts as required by Government Code 2206.154 submitted by Legal Services Manager  
Eminent Domain Filing 2026  
Attachments:  
Consideration of approval of a resolution in support of nominating Commissioner Hank Dugie  
to serve on the Texas Conference of Urban Counties (CUC) Policy Committee submitted by  
Commissioner Pct 3  
*17.  
17  
Attachments:  
Consideration of a resolution honoring the retirement of Mae Ross from the Galveston County  
Clerk’s office submitted by Legal Services Manager  
*18.  
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18  
Attachments:  
Consideration of a resolution honoring the retirement of Pamela Young from the Galveston  
County Clerk’s office, submitted by Legal Services Manager  
19  
Attachments:  
Consideration of approval of reappointments to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District  
submitted by the County Judge  
20  
Attachments:  
(NO ACTION TAKEN)  
Consideration of approval for the Judge to sign the proposal for Clear Water for annual  
treatment of the pond at Walter Hall Park submitted by Parks.  
*21.  
*22.  
21  
Attachments:  
Consideration of approval of TXU Energy Contract Service Point Change Request Form  
RSR-00386771 and RSR-00386772 for the deletion of 2201 Avenue L Galveston, TX 77550  
submitted by Facilities  
22  
Attachments:  
22(1)  
Consideration of approval for the County Judge to sign the proposal from Texas Aircraft  
Propeller & Acc to repair propellers for Mosquito Control, submitted by Legal Services Manager  
*23.  
*24.  
23  
Attachments:  
Consideration of a Service Agreement with John Welch, a certificated aviation mechanic for  
aircraft maintenance and repairs, submitted by Legal Services Manager  
24  
Attachments:  
Consideration of a Service Agreement with Mike Jones, a certificated airplane pilot for mosquito  
aerial spraying, submitted by Legal Services Manager  
*25.  
*26.  
Consideration of approval of RightFax Prime Support with Open Text submitted by Information  
Technology  
26  
Attachments:  
26(1)  
26(2)  
Consideration of approval to authorize the County Judge to execute Amendment No 3 to the  
RESTORE Act Texas City Hurricane Protection Levee Repair grant, Contract Number  
582-20-11883 submitted by the County Engineer  
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27  
Attachments:  
Consideration of appointing a Special Commissioner to advertise for proposals for the lease of  
the majority of the Joe Faggard Building located on Bolivar Peninsula to an AARP Chapter,  
submitted by Legal Services Manager  
28  
Attachments:  
Consideration of appointing a Special Commissioner to advertise for proposals for the lease of  
office space, approximately 400 square feet in size, located in the Joe Faggard Building, located  
on Bolivar Peninsula to a Chamber of Commerce submitted by Legal Services Manager  
29  
Attachments:  
Consideration of approval for the County Judge to sign the Hartford CrimeShield advanced  
renewal application for commercial, non-profit, and governmental entities submitted by Legal  
Services Manager  
30  
Attachments:  
Consideration of approval of the following budget amendments submitted by Professional  
Services:  
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BA 26-64-0116-A  
*31.  
Human Resources- Request transfer from within Human Resources - Various Spend Categories  
to Various Spend Categories to fund personnel adjustment  
HR Personnel BA 01.16  
Attachments:  
BA 26-65-0116-B  
*32.  
Emergency Management- Consideration of approval of personnel budget adjustments for  
Emergency Management  
01.16 Emergency Mgmt. Personnel BA  
Attachments:  
PM 26-01-0116-A  
*33.  
*34.  
Public Health- Consideration of approval for Behavior Health Observation Unit project budget  
Behavior Health BAT-0000476  
Behavior Health First Budget  
Attachments:  
PM 26-02-0116-B  
Beach and Parks Department- Consideration of approval to close the completed Bayside  
Regional Park project and establish the La Salle Park Improvements - Concessions and Jack  
Brook Park Improvements projects  
La Salle Initial Budget  
Attachments:  
Bayside Old Project Closing BAT-0000465  
Jack Brook Dog Park Intial Budget  
PM 26-03-0116-C  
*35.  
Road & Bridge Department- Consideration of approval for Port Bolivar Frenchtown Road  
improvements project budget  
Frenchtown Rd Initial Budget  
Attachments:  
Motion to approve consent agenda items 1-35 by County Judge Henry, seconded by Commissioner  
Giusti with the exception of item(s): 20. (Agenda item 20 is deferred.)  
Passed: 5-0  
County Judge Henry, Commissioner Apffel, Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Dugie,  
Commissioner Armstrong  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
ACTION AGENDA  
Purchasing  
Consideration to award RFQ 25-079 Professional Services for Future Engineering Projects  
36  
36.  
Attachments:  
Motion to approve by County Judge Henry, seconded by Commissioner Giusti that the above action be  
taken by the Court. (A full list of companies is available in Item #36.)  
Passed: 5-0  
County Judge Henry, Commissioner Apffel, Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Dugie,  
Commissioner Armstrong  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Right of Way  
Receive public comments on Replat of Lot 4 of GKK Estates Subdivision  
37.  
Public Hearing was opened at 3:44 P.M.  
Public Hearing held.  
No public comments.  
Public Hearing was closed at 3:44 P.M.  
Consideration of approval, approval with conditions or disapprove of Replat of Lot 4 of GKK  
Estates Subdivision  
38.  
38  
Attachments:  
Motion to approve unconditionally by County Judge Henry, seconded by Commissioner Apffel that the  
above action be taken by the Court.  
Passed: 5-0  
County Judge Henry, Commissioner Apffel, Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Dugie,  
Commissioner Armstrong  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
General Counsel  
a.  
BREAK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
Break into Executive Session at 3:45 P.M.  
b.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney: the Commissioners Court will  
enter into an executive session as permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the  
Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code to seek the advice of its  
attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of  
the attorney to the County under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar  
of Texas- clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act relating to each of the following items:  
D.S., EEOC Charge 460-2025-08579  
L.D., EEOC Charge 460-2024-08935  
Claimant Ethan Dick  
b.39.  
b.40.  
b.41.  
b.42.  
b.43.  
c.  
Claimant Maya Phoenix  
Claimant Roger Bellew  
EXECUTIVE SESSION:  
Texas Government Code Section 551.074, Personnel Matters: the Commissioners Court will enter into  
executive session as permitted under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government  
Code, pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, Personnel Matters: to deliberate the  
appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer  
or employee:  
Chief Financial Officer  
c.44.  
Chief Information Officer  
Chief Public Defender  
County Engineer  
Director of Facilities  
Director of Grants Administration  
Director of Human Resources  
Director of Parks & Cultural Services  
Director of Personal Bond/Collections  
Director of Road & Bridge  
Mosquito Control Manager  
d.  
RECONVENE INTO SPECIAL MEETING  
Reconvene into special meeting at 4:33 P.M.  
ADJOURN  
Commissioners Court adjourned at 4:33 P.M. on Friday, January 16, 2026.