Brown County court approves $350,000 rural ambulance grant; judge authorized to sign agreement
June 24, 2026 | Brown County, Texas
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Brown County's Commissioner's Court on June 24 voted to authorize the county judge to sign a $350,000 rural ambulance service grant agreement the county applied for earlier this year. Grants administrator Cliff KS told the court Brown County qualified for the funds from the last legislative biennium and that the agreement needs the judge's signature so the county can draw the money down.
The grant is intended to buy additional ambulances, pay for necessary accessories, refurbish qualified vehicles and cover required registration fees, Cliff KS said. "We were approved and so now we just need the judge to sign that agreement so that we can pull those funds down and begin to use them," Cliff KS told the court.
Cliff KS told commissioners the grant proceeds must be deposited into a separate, interest-bearing account so any interest earned can be returned to the program and documented on compliance reports. He also said the state retains an interest in equipment purchased with the grant for up to 10 years unless the county secures disposition approval from the state, and that the award will be subject to the state's single-audit requirements.
Commissioners asked about timing and whether the county could move the money into a dedicated account immediately upon receipt. County staff said the contract signature is the trigger for disbursement and that the county can place the funds into the dedicated account when they arrive.
The court approved the motion to execute the agreement with no recorded opposition. The next procedural step is execution by the county judge so the county can request the funds from the granting authority.
Clarifying details from the record: the county qualified for $350,000; allowed uses listed in contract section six include purchase of ambulances, accessories, refurbishments and registration fees; funds must be placed in a separate interest-bearing account and will be subject to state audit and state disposition rules.
The court did not record a roll-call vote in the minutes excerpted; the motion was announced as adopted on the floor.
The grant is intended to buy additional ambulances, pay for necessary accessories, refurbish qualified vehicles and cover required registration fees, Cliff KS said. "We were approved and so now we just need the judge to sign that agreement so that we can pull those funds down and begin to use them," Cliff KS told the court.
Cliff KS told commissioners the grant proceeds must be deposited into a separate, interest-bearing account so any interest earned can be returned to the program and documented on compliance reports. He also said the state retains an interest in equipment purchased with the grant for up to 10 years unless the county secures disposition approval from the state, and that the award will be subject to the state's single-audit requirements.
Commissioners asked about timing and whether the county could move the money into a dedicated account immediately upon receipt. County staff said the contract signature is the trigger for disbursement and that the county can place the funds into the dedicated account when they arrive.
The court approved the motion to execute the agreement with no recorded opposition. The next procedural step is execution by the county judge so the county can request the funds from the granting authority.
Clarifying details from the record: the county qualified for $350,000; allowed uses listed in contract section six include purchase of ambulances, accessories, refurbishments and registration fees; funds must be placed in a separate interest-bearing account and will be subject to state audit and state disposition rules.
The court did not record a roll-call vote in the minutes excerpted; the motion was announced as adopted on the floor.
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