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Commission debates building contingency pot, capital fund and target reserve for FY2026
Summary
County staff showed a rise in expenditures and a low projected general fund reserve under current tax assumptions; commissioners debated shifting money between a large 'miscellaneous/contingency' line and capital improvement funding and discussed a target reserve level.
Creole County staff told the commissioners July 28 that adopting the current tax rate would leave the general fund with a reserve well below conservative targets, prompting debate over whether to increase contingency funding or move money to capital improvement. The key point: County staff reported total general-fund expenditures would rise from about $23.55 million (prior year) to $25.61 million under the current proposals; that projection produced a general fund reserve of roughly…
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