Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on authorizing Purchasing Agent to set auction dates for Williamson County.

This is to allow for more flexibility in the auction date schedule. In the past the auction dates were set by the Commissioners Court before the beginning of the new fiscal year. This created issues when for example there were no items to auction on a pre-scheduled date or the warehouse was overly full and needed to quickly schedule an auction in between the pre-scheduled auction dates. Texas law does not require the Commissioners Court to set the auction schedule. This delegation does not pertain to any auctions for abandoned property such as evidence or items from law enforcement investigations or legal cases which will be handled through a separate process administered by the Sheriff's Office.