Current judge steers county

Newly elected County Judge Danny Martin presides over his first meeting on Jan. 10. Photo by Tony Farkas

By Tony Farkas
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GROVETON — An easy agenda greeted newly minted County Judge Danny Martin on Jan. 9.

At its regular meeting, the Trinity County Commissioners Court approved raising the mileage rate for county employees 3 cents to 65.5 cents per mile, since according to County Auditor Bonnie Kennedy, the IRS approves a new rate annually.

Commissioner Neil Smith said that since gas prices went up, the county should increase the rates.

In other business, the county:

•approved personnel action forms;

•approved issuing county credit cards to the newly elected County Treasurer and District Clerk; and

•approved enrollment in the Texas Association of Counties training course on cybersecurity.