Brazos County commissioners approve air conditioning repairs at the elections office/employee health clinic building

This podcast contains comments from the July 1, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.In 2017, new air conditioning was part of Brazos County's conversion of the former tax office building across the street from the courthouse to the new elections office and employee health clinic.This week (July 1), county commissioners approved spending $230,000 dollars to replace equipment and inspect the building's climate control system to determine if there are any additional problems.Chuck Konderla called the expense a "band-aid" to return air conditioning at the start of sustained summertime heat.Fred Brown, who was part of a unanimous vote, was not happy with buying the same type of air conditioning system.The parts and labor cost is $190,000 dollars. Another $40,000 is being spent on "commissioning", which the county's project manager Trevor Lansdown says involves hiring a third party to inspect the work of those installing the replacement parts.The commissioning contract also calls for inspecting the rest of the building's mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems to identify any other issues related to operating the air conditioning system.Background information about the purchase said the air conditioning system required recharging compressors with refrigerant on a bi-weekly basis.Click HERE to read and download background information about the air conditioning proposal that was approved at the July 1, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.Click HERE to read and download the budget amendment that was approved at the July 1, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.