Commissioners Court seek $500K Contribution from Maverick County Solid Waste Authority

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015

Maverick County Judge David R. Saucedo presented a petition from Maverick County Commissioners Court to the Maverick County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) Board of Directors, also known as the County Landfill, at their Thursday, August 6, 2015 meeting, requesting a contribution of $500,000 to the Maverick County’s Debt Reduction Fund for the fiscal year 2015-2016 as its share of the one-half County sales tax enacted in 1996 for funding the County Landfill, debt reduction, and/or economic development.

During 2012, the MCSWA contributed $1 Million to Maverick County followed by another $1.2 Million in 2013, and the County waived its $1.4 Million contribution in 2014 to allow the MCSWA to build Cell No. 2 of the County Landfill.

Judge Saucedo discussed the MCSWA obligation and commitment to contribute to the County’s Debt Reduction Fund from the one-half sales tax. Judge Saucedo advised the MCSWA that Commissioners Court looks forward to the MCSWA reinstating their annual contributions to Maverick County commencing with the upcoming 2015-2016 fiscal year.

The MCSWA Board of Directors attentively listened to Judge Saucedo’s petition for the $500,000 contribution and took the matter under advisement with a future decision forthcoming.

At the Maverick County Commissioners Court meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2015, Commissioners Court unanimously approved to authorize Judge Saucedo to negotiate with the MCSWA Board of Directors a new agreement regarding its contribution for 2015-2016.

Commissioner Roberto Ruiz motioned to authorize Judge Saucedo to proceed with negotiations with the MCSWA and Commissioner Rosy Cantu seconded the motion and the motion was unanimously approved. Commissioners Court await the decision of the MCSWA Board of Directors concerning their request for $500,000.

Judge Saucedo plans on returning to the MCSWA Board of Directors’ next meeting to discuss and negotiate a new agreement, particularly for 2015-2016.