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Fannin County Commissioners Court regular meeting March 17
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Mar 12, 2026
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING

TAKE NOTICE THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
FANNIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL BE HELD ON
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

9:00 AM

FANNIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE,

101 E. SAM RAYBURN DRIVE, BONHAM, TX 75418

(and via Teleconference)

SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. Establish Quorum

2. Invocation

3. Pledges

4. Introductions

5. Public Forum

ROUTINE ITEMS:

6. Approve payment of bills – County Auditor

7. Approve minutes of previous meeting(s) – County Clerk

8. Emergency Medical Services Report for February 2026 – County Judge for Matt Brown, Allegiance

9. Auditor monthly reports for January and February 2026 – County Auditor

10. Report of Tax Assessor-Collector Continuing Education hours completed as required by Tax Code §6.231(d) - Tax Assessor-Collector

11. Report of monies received by Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 office in February 2026; $35,867.60 – County Judge (for JP 1)

12. Report of monies received by Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 office in February 2026; $11,885.50 – County Judge (for JP 2)

13. Report of monies received by Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 office in February 2026; $8,781.70 – County Judge (for JP 3)

14. Report of monies received by County Clerk’s office in February 2026; All Courts, $22,821.42 and Land Records, $34,813.50– County Clerk

15. Report of monies received by District Clerk’s office in February 2026; $21,646.30 – County Judge (for District Clerk)

DISCUSSION ITEMS:

16. Discussion regarding Constable Precinct 1 Internal Audit for Fiscal Year 2025– County Auditor

17. Discussion regarding development and railway safety in Savoy – County Judge for Mayor Roger Cada

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS:

18. Discussion and possible action to approve Memorandum of Agreement between Fannin County
Constable Precinct 3 and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement office of the Department of Homeland Security authorizing Constable Precinct 3 to enroll in the State-mandated DHS ICE 287(g) program and to sign the Memorandum of Agreement – Constable
Precinct 3

19. Discussion and possible action regarding terminating the August 2, 2016 Multi-Use Agreement with TXDOT concerning State Highway 78, Control Section 0279-02, and authorize County Judge or Senior Commissioner to send a letter to TXDOT confirming this termination – County Judge / John Skotnik, CDA

20. Discussion and possible action regarding additional lock at the Justice Center on the Criminal District Attorney side – John Skotnik, CDA

21. Discussion and possible action regarding County assistance on the conveyance of Lake Fannin – County Judge for Sarah Richardson

22. Discussion and possible action regarding public safety and air quality concerns related to commercial vehicle traffic on CR 2135 in Telephone – County Judge for Shawn Fulton

23. Discussion and possible action regarding Fannin County Burn Ban – County Judge

24. Discussion and possible action regarding junkyard bonds – County Judge

25. Discussion and possible action to approve the Property Renewal Questionnaire for submission to the Texas Association of Counties and authorize County Judge to sign – County Auditor

26. Discussion and possible action regarding Zoom meeting setup at the Darrell Hall Education Center for various Fannin County committee meetings – Commissioner Precinct 4

27. Discussion and possible action regarding the name of the fossil park located on FM 904 in Ladonia – County Judge

28. Discussion and possible action to create position to hire an additional Court Clerk for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 – Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

OPEN DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Open discussion items may be passed on unless discussion requested by a member of the Court or a Citizen.

29. County policies, ordinances, regulations and enforcement – County Judge

30. Construction; Courthouse repairs and Justice Center – County Judge

31. County budget and revenue sources – County Judge

32. Fannin County roads, water issues and risk assessment – County Judge

33. Solar, wind, battery energy storage systems and Fire Marshal – County Judge

34. Emergency Medical Services – County Judge

EXECUTIVE SESSION(S) AND ACTION IF NEEDED:

35. Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, Commissioners Court reserves the right to meet in Executive Session to consult with their attorney – County Judge

36. Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, Commissioners Court reserves the right to meet in Executive Session to discuss personnel issues - County Judge

37. Consider and take action regarding matters discussed in Executive Session(s) – County Judge

COMMENTS AND ADJOURN:

38. Comments by County Commissioners and County Judge

39. Adjourn

Fannin County is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Fannin County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting 03/17/2026
Time: Mar 17, 2026, 09:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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