Brazos County commissioners extend the contract of a third party grant writer

This podcast contains comments from the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.There will be a fourth year that Brazos County commissioners hire someone to write grant applications.The contract is part of the budget that was approved before two new commissioners were elected last November.One of the new commissioners, Fred Brown, questioned how $48,000 dollars was spent during the first year before being part of a unanimous vote during the commission's last meeting (June 10).County auditor Katie Conner gave some examples of what the grant writer has done.Then the grant writer told commissioner Chuck Konderla he has generated almost $3.8 million dollars, with more applications being considered.Staff told commissioners that they plan to request the expenditure again for the next county budget.Click HERE to read and download the contract that was approved at the June 10, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.Click HERE to read and download the original contract.