County Auditor Cindy Garcia presented the June financial reports to the Jim Wells County Commissioners Court on July 25, reporting monthly and year‑to‑date sales‑tax collections, revenue collection percentages and an expenditure review through the end of June.

Garcia reported the county’s current‑month sales‑tax collection at roughly $280,000, down from approximately $338,000 reported for the prior month. She said year‑to‑date sales‑tax collections totaled about $1,716,573 and that overall collections were slightly ahead of the prior year. "We have collected, dollars 1,716,573. So overall, we're a little ahead, than the prior year," the auditor said.

On budget performance, Garcia told commissioners that the general fund revenue collection amounted to about 84% of budgeted expectations and Road and Bridge collections were around 81% (when compared to budget projections on the report). She said, across funds, total revenue collections were about 86% and that, on the expenditure side, departments were roughly at the expected 50% point for the fiscal year, with some departments over and others under that mark.

Road and Bridge expenditures were noted as under budget at about 43%; one commissioner said the department was at about 42% because road work and equipment repairs delayed spending earlier in the year but that activity would increase soon. Garcia explained much of the variance is due to ad valorem tax receipts being collected in the first half of the year, which affects year‑to‑date percentages.

The auditor also reported on jail transport costs; commissioners cited year‑to‑date transports in the range of approximately $384,000. Garcia projected that transport costs could result in a larger annual amount and commissioners expressed concern that transport spending was not budgeted at current levels.

The court approved the auditor’s report by voice vote. The auditor said she will continue to follow up with departments on variances and provide backup detail for projected items such as health‑insurance premiums and other vendor projections ahead of the September renewal period.