Collin County had about $1.56 billion invested at the end of June, and the money earned $14.2 million in interest over the three months from April through June, according to a quarterly report the Commissioners Court is set to receive and file Monday, Oct. 26.
County Auditor Robert D. Cone's cover memo puts the market value of the county's operating, non-operating and capital project funds at $1,557,949,322 on June 30. The weighted yield on those investments was 3.514%, down from 4.209% at the same point a year earlier, while the weighted average maturity lengthened to 113 days from 55.
Cone wrote that the county's overnight pools and cash-equivalent holdings dropped by $66,771,579 from the previous quarter, a seasonal decline he tied mainly to the timing of property tax collections. The county spreads its money across five public investment pools (LOGIC, Texas Class, Texas RANGE, TexPool and TexSTAR) as well as certificates of deposit, federal agency bonds, U.S. Treasuries and municipal bonds.
During the quarter, six bonds matured and nine were bought. The county's investment committee reviewed the report Oct. 12.
Other items on Monday's agenda
The report is one of several routine items on the court's consent agenda for its 1:30 p.m. meeting at the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road in McKinney. Others include:
- Conviction reporting. County Clerk Stacey Kemp is asking the court to sign an agreement with the Texas Department of Public Safety for its Texas Conviction Reporting system. Her memo says DPS will require all final convictions to be submitted through that system starting Jan. 1, 2027, and that the clerk's office reports convictions for all seven county courts at law. She says the agreement does not affect the budget.
- Body armor for deputies. The court would accept a $66,141.52 state grant from the governor's office for rifle-resistant body armor for the Sheriff's Office. No county match is required, and the grant runs through Aug. 31, 2027.
- Ankle monitors. A one-year renewal, through Oct. 27, 2027, would keep Satellite Tracking of People LLC as the county's GPS offender-monitoring vendor while a new request for proposals is under way, according to memos from the district clerk, juvenile probation and adult probation. The county spent $146,440.20 on the contract in fiscal 2026.
- Office space. To make room for positions added in the 2027 budget in the Fire Marshal's Office and Engineering, Deputy County Administrator Russell Schaffner asks to reassign rooms at the county's Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program building and turn a classroom into two conference rooms for the juvenile department.
The court will also hold a public hearing on a mass-gathering permit for the Vintage Market Days event, planned Nov. 20 through 22 at Myers Park & Event Center. The park's staff memo says the fire marshal, the sheriff's office and the development services department each found the event plan meets minimum safety standards.
