Nathan Straus Photo Henderson County Commissioners hear about the status of the county's jail expansion during the Tuesday court meeting The Henderson County Commissioners' Court met Tuesday morning to consider a contract with Tyler Technologies to provide Eagle Software for the County Clerk's Records Management operations. This contract, held over from the previous Commissioners' Court meeting, was approved with authorization for the county judge to sign the necessary documents.

Precinct Two Commissioner Wade McKinney made the motion to approve the contract and Ronny Lawrence, precinct three commissioner, seconded. The vote passed unanimously, with Precinct One Commissioner Joe Hall absent.

No action was taken on discussion about the appointment of a local health authority for Henderson County. County Judge David Holstein said, "It is time for the appointment as required by the health and safety code."

The person the county eventually gets for this pro bono position will, preferably, be a doctor.

The court took action on a request from the tax assessor/ collector for refunds. There were around six check amounts that needed to be refunded, with prices ranging from around $500 to over $3,000 for reasons such as assessment errors or tax overpayment.

McKinney made the motion to approve the refunds and Precinct Four Commissioner Jerry West seconded.

Similar to the Tyler Technologies item, the court also voted on a contract with Safeguard Imaging Solutions to provide indexing for the county clerk's land records.

County Clerk Gwen Moffeit said, "We have experienced problems and encountered errors with our current vendor."

The court voted, with McKinney making the motion and West seconding, to approve this contract with authorization for the judge to sign.

Two bid acceptances were rescinded during the meeting, both for lots in the Thunderbird Shores Subdivision in Precinct two.

McKinney made the motion to approve the rescind order for both bids, West seconded both times.

There were no jail expansion issues or plats for the court to consider, but the commissioners did approve payroll issues. West and Lawrence made the motion and seconded, respectively.

For contracts, there were three electric meters that needed to be moved. These meters were left over from TXU energy. West and Lawrence again made the motion and seconded, with authorization for the judge to sign necessary documents.

At first, action on submitted budget amendments failed for lack of a second. The court approved bill payment in the amount of $146,083.99, with West and Lawrence making the motion and seconding, respectively, then the court went back to budget amendments.

The amendments were approved the second time. West made the motion to approve and McKinney seconded. Items for the Sheriff's department, county extension and justice department were left out this time.

Finally, the court approved a bid to extend a bridge construction contract. West and Lawrence made the motion and seconded, respectively.