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Commissioner’s Court meets Monday

Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet for two agendas on Sept. 13.
The 8:45 a.m. agenda lists a public hearing to consider the 2021-22 county clerk and district clerk records’ management and archive yearly plan.
A portion of the fees in both offices is set aside for records management which includes items such as digitizing and storage units.The court approval will be an action item in the 9 a.m. agenda.
Here are some of the other agenda topics.
The court is expected to proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
District Attorney Casey Polhemus will ask to transfer $7,650 from part-time to the assistant DA two-position and to transfer the 2013 Chevy Tahoe to the sheriff’s office. This investigator’s vehicle was replaced.
Other topics on Monday’s agenda include: Memo of understanding for efiling property records in the county clerk’s office; VAC grant award of $4,819 to reimburse for VAC salaries; distribution of unclaimed property capital credits from the Texas Comptroller; consider a tax resale deed for bids from Wayne Cannaday for multiple lots in Oak Shores, and a tax resale deed for bid from Kevin Matthews for $4,000 for a lot at 1308 N. U.S. Highway 81; discuss and consider each precinct preparing an annual road report and consider precinct part-time pay for road hands
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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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