Fernando Garcia
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 3
- Total speaking time
- 10:26
- Avg per meeting
- 3:29
- Segments
- 176
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Top issues during term (20)
Cienegas Road Street Lighting Project
No county money spent — the $3,985.84 project did not move forward.
Water and Infrastructure Project Upgrades
About $28,300 in grant-funded change orders plus a $500,000 set-aside from the 2023 tax note.
Cienegas Road Street Lighting Expansion
The six lights would have cost about $3,985.84 from Precinct 4's budget.
election administration
About $14,000 out of the county's contingency fund.
Sheriff's Office Staffing and Grant Allocations
The corrected AT&T rate adds about $118 a month to the Sheriff's Office budget; other charges are small.
Cienegas Terrace Pedestrian Improvements
The agenda does not state the county's cost share under the agreement.
DEAAG grant application for Laughlin AFB aerospace initiative
No county match is stated in the agenda, but the grant itself would bring up to $4.85 million in federal funds to the area.
Hotel reimbursement limit increase
Adds up to $20 per night in reimbursable hotel costs for qualifying county travel.
Family violence protection funding with Del Rio
The agenda notice does not state the funding amounts each entity would contribute.
Adult Probation office improvements and Target Range work
$75,124 combined, drawn from the Insurance Account, Probation contribution, and Tax Note 2023 Target Range Account.
Veterans Service Officer appointment
$56,185 annual salary from the county budget.
first responder compensation
The city will likely need to reallocate budget funds or raise revenue to cover the cost of competitive salary adjustments and potential recruitment incentives.
city leadership turnover
Taxpayers might see costs rise as the city pays for executive search firms and potential severance packages for the outgoing officials.
New World screwworm threat
A quarantine wouldn't stop animal sales outright, but inspections, treatments, and drugs like Exalt ($2,200 for five liters) would add real costs for ranchers; an unreported case could bring $5,000-a-day penalties.
Countywide Burn Ban Imposed
The ban limits sales of certain fireworks types during the holiday period.
Laughlin Air Force Base Airfield Lighting Improvements
About $5 million in new state grant money; county's LAFB grants now total roughly $19.5 million.
Indigent defense services
About $140,000 more in indigent defense spending this year, though still within the amount allocated.
Cienegas Road Streetlight Installation
$3,985.84 from Precinct 4 operating budget
Proposed federal border wall / vehicle barrier through Val Verde County
Landowners say losing river access could cut the value of every acre they own; the county faces potential legal and road-closure costs.
County health insurance costs rising sharply
About $488,000 more for health insurance, part of roughly $1.1-1.2 million in added budget costs with raises.
Decisions during term (201)
Recorded while Garcia was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of minutes
Cienegas Road street lighting — six lights contingent on developer lights (Item 21)
Single LED street light at duck pond crossing (Item 21)
Placer.ai contract renewal (Item 8)
Fireworks ban — missiles with fins and rockets with sticks (Item 23)
Fireworks sales for Emancipation Day (Item 9)
Esser & Company — Parks and Recreation Master Plan update (Item 11)
Ratify $5M SS4A grant application for Cienegas Road (Item 12)
SAFER firefighter grant application (Item 14)
Form A509 — CFC 24-0012 San Felipe Booster Station (Item 15)
Vega Verde Water Line Change Order #2 (Item 16)
Table presentation in memory of Francisco Javier Gonzalez (Item 19)
DLP Services janitorial contract ratification (Item 24)
Spectrum VOIP extension for Sheriff's office (Item 25)
New Holland tractor purchase for Precinct 3 (Item 26)
Surplus property declaration (Item 27)
TAC Health employee benefits renewal, plan year 2026-27 (Item 28)
HR report May 21 - June 3, 2026 (Item 29)
Bills for payment (Item 30)
Auditor's reports (Item 31)
Voting record (3)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Cienegas Road street lighting — six lights contingent on developer lights (Item 21)
Willing to approve lights not in front of the subdivision if the developer complies with model subdivision rules.
AEP lights items 31-36 denied
Cites safety concern for constituents and says he cannot vote given property interests in the area.