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County auditor identifies and court corrects swapped transfers between Precincts 3 and 4
Summary
Auditor Brenda Trevino told the court a revenue-line entry was reversed between Precincts 3 and 4; commissioners approved a budget amendment to correct the transfers without changing the overall budget total.
Wilson County's auditor told the commissioners that an entry error swapped the revenue lines for transfers to Precincts 3 and 4, and the court approved a budget amendment to correct the error.
Brenda Trevino, the county auditor, told the court that the transfer from the general fund intended for Precinct 3 should have been $673,607.20. She said the revenue lines were reversed and the budget shows the incorrect amount for Precinct 4 in the ledger. "It does not affect the overall budget," Trevino said, explaining the expense side was correct but revenue lines needed to be swapped.
Commissioner Martin moved to correct the transfers for Precincts 3 and 4; Commissioner King seconded. Commissioners approved the amendment by voice vote.
Court discussion clarified the mechanics of the correction and the dollar difference to be moved between the precinct revenue lines. Trevino provided commissioners with copies of the ledger lines and referenced the county budget pages for the entries. The auditor said the change requires a formal budget amendment to adjust internal lines even though the total county budget is unchanged.
The court directed the auditor to make the line-item corrections in the general ledger to move the correct transfer amounts into Precinct 3 and Precinct 4 revenue lines.
