The Denton County Commissioners Court called an emergency meeting on Tuesday afternoon to approve the purchase of heating units for one of its facilities where the heating system is currently not functioning properly.
According to the meeting agenda, “deterioration of the HVAC system has caused an emergency situation, and additional heating units are needed to supplement heat during the winter months” for the Mary & Jim Horn Government Center, 1505 East McKinney St. in Denton, which houses the county’s Veterans Service Office, Tax Assessor Collector and Transportation and Engineering departments.
After brief discussion, commissioners voted unanimously to approve the purchase of two indoor/outdoor portable air conditioner with heat units from Global Industrial for $58,504. The meeting was required because of a state statute for equipment purchases of more than $50,000. County staff said the new units are expected to be in place by Friday.
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