Freestone County discusses draft budget, ambulance grant opportunity, staffing and tech costs

Aug 13, 2025

County officials reviewed proposed budget adjustments including $7,500 legal contingency, senior-services staffing changes, cellphone and salary supplements, technology wiring costs and a one-time state ambulance grant under House Bill 3000 that must be applied for within 30 days of the fiscal year start.

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Freestone County budget officials reviewed proposed changes to the county’s draft fiscal-year budget Thursday, discussing contingency legal fees, senior-services staffing, cellphone allowances, technology wiring costs and a new state ambulance grant available under House Bill 3000 that the county would have 30 days from its fiscal-year start to apply for.

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