Prompted by calls from constituents, Commissioner Ann Lopez asked if there was any way to get special permits to burn.
Commissioner Gary Bourland, who presided over the meeting in the absence of County Judge Rene Mascorro, said that ranchers could go to Will Blackwell at the USDA office, and obtain a burn plan.
“There’s a way but it’s seldom done,” Bourland said.
The court also:
• Approved a request to apply for Regional Solid Waste Grants to the Council of Governments.
• Approved $12,000 for the purchase of a new plastic water tank to be used by all the precincts.
• Declared electronic items as salvage to be picked up by Goodwill.
• Acknowledged the status change for Lisa Varela from deputy to chief deputy in the tax assessor-collector office with a salary hike from $21,691 to $26,000 effective July 16.
• Acknowledged the part-time employment of Teresa Marie Tuttle as a jail cook for elderly services effective Aug. 1 at a salary of $11,794.
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