Minutes for Commissioners Court - Special Session

MINUTES OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING
MARCH 27, 2025

STATE OF TEXAS )(
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON )(

BE IT REMEMBERED that at 2:37 P.M. on THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025, a SPECIAL SESSION of the Commissioners Court of Williamson County, Texas, was held with the following being present, to-wit:

Present:

Commissioner Precinct 1 Terry Cook
Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long
Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey
Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles
County Clerk Nancy E. Rister

Others Present:

Hal C. Hawes, General Counsel to Williamson County Commissioners Court
Bill Fairbrother, Executive Assistant to County Clerk

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 2:38 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025.

Interview candidates for the Office of Williamson County Judge and/or deliberate the appointment of the Williamson County Judge (Executive Session as per Gov. Code Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters: Deliberate the appointment and evaluation of public officer/department head).

No action was taken in Executive Session.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:48 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025.

Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on the appointment of the Williamson County Judge to serve until the next general election (Tex. Local Gov’t Code §87.041).

Motion by: Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long
Second by: Commissioner Precinct 1 Terry Cook

Motion:To appoint Steve Snell as Williamson County Judge to serve until the next general election in 2026.

Aye:: Commissioner Precinct 1 Terry Cook
Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long
Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey
Nay:: Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles

Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on setting dates for holding Special Sessions of the Williamson County Commissioners Court.

No action was taken on this item.

Comments from Commissioners.

Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long thanked all applicants for jumping into the arena, mentioned that the four interviewees made it a very hard decision, and looks forward to continuing to work with those who were not selected in their various roles in the community. She also said she is excited for Steve, and we are blessed to have such a great leader as our next County Judge.

Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles thanked the court for their professionalism through it all.

Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey said we would be working with Steve Snell on the timing of moving forward as he has some things to wrap up before joining the Commissioners Court. She mentioned that she knew a couple of the candidates very well, it was a very difficult decision for her, and thanked everyone for their interest.

Public Comment Period.

There were no comments on this item.

COMMISSIONERS COURT ADJOURNED AT 6:53 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025.

THE FOREGOING MINUTES had at a Regular Session of Commissioners Court of Williamson County, Texas, having been read are hereby approved this 8th day of April, 2025.

ATTEST: Nancy E. Rister, Clerk of Commissioners Court, Williamson County, Texas

By: Bill Fairbrother, Deputy/Executive Assistant to County Clerk