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Commissioners accept recycling checks for airport, ask auditor to certify special budget
Summary
Maverick County Commissioners voted unanimously to accept several checks from Maverick Recycling and Metals for scrap recovered after a warehouse fire and directed the county auditor to certify a special budget so the revenue can be earmarked for the county airport.
Maverick County Commissioners Court on Aug. 25 accepted multiple checks from Maverick Recycling and Metals as revenue tied to salvage from a warehouse fire at the county radar/airport site and directed the auditor to certify a special budget so the funds can be earmarked for airport use. The court approved an amendment to item 40 adding five checks and then voted to approve the amended item unanimously.
The amendment lists the following checks to be accepted and recognized as revenue: check 32520 for $262.50; check 31247 for $230.36; check 31212 for $451.79; check 31301 for $427.88; and check 31131 for $650. The court directed that the amounts be allocated to the airport fund or earmarked for the airport’s use rather than remaining unearmarked in general revenue.
Why it matters: County leaders and the auditor debated whether the receipts constitute "revenue not anticipated" for the current fiscal year and whether the auditor must certify a special budget under the government code provision cited during the discussion. Commissioners pressed to deposit the checks promptly because some had been issued months earlier and risked expiration.
Details of the action: Commissioner Ramos moved to amend the agenda item to accept and recognize the listed checks; the motion was seconded and the amendment carried unanimously. The court then approved the item as amended by motion of Commissioner Ramos with a second and a unanimous vote. Commissioners asked the auditor’s office to prepare and present a special budget certification at the next court meeting so the court can adopt the special budget and formally direct use of the receipts for the airport.
Context and next steps: County staff and the auditor discussed accounting practice for unanticipated revenue, including routing receipts through the general fund and creating a special budget under the county code cited in the meeting. The court asked the auditor to certify the receipts under the referenced government code provision and to return with a special-budget item at the next commissioners court meeting so the funds can be specifically budgeted for airport operations or repairs.
The court’s action was procedural and limited to accepting the checks and requesting the auditor’s certification; no additional expenditures were approved in this vote.
