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Hunt County judges, commissioners press for balanced 2025–26 budget as revenue, raises, and staffing requests loom
Summary
Hunt County Commissioners Court discussed the FY2025–26 budget on June 26, focusing on an existing deficit, uncertainty about certified property values and tax rate choices, requests for new positions and raises, and next steps for setting a revenue target.
Judge called the June 26 Hunt County Commissioners Court meeting to discuss the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and urged the court to form a consensus on whether to aim for a balanced budget or continue the county’s recent practice of relying on growth.
The court heard that certified revenues and the final appraisal roll that will set the county’s taxable value are not yet available; the judge said the county must publish a proposed budget by Aug. 15 and will not know the certified rate until August. The judge said growth has been supporting prior budgets and that continuing deficit budgets risks catching up to the county.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the court faces simultaneous pressure to fund staffing requests — including seven or eight new positions discussed by department heads — and to keep property taxpayers protected from large rate increases. Commissioners repeatedly…
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