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Commissioners adjust holiday schedule, strengthen budget-amendment rule and approve employee policy changes; some items deferred
Summary
The court voted to change the county’s Christmas holiday schedule, reaffirmed a supermajority requirement for using cash reserves for ongoing expenses, removed two tobacco-fund sentences from financial policy, and approved redline changes to the employee policy manual with one exception held for further review.
The Williamson County Commissioners Court on Sept. 23 took several actions tied to the FY2026 budget order, financial policies and the county’s employee policy manual after extended discussion about holidays, supplemental pay and fiscal safeguards.
Holiday change: Commissioners voted to change the county’s Christmas holiday to Christmas Eve and Christmas Day rather than the day after Christmas that had been proposed. The motion passed with a 4–0 vote and 1 stated abstention. Several commissioners said they wanted to avoid adding another county holiday that would close county services for an extended period; others said the move responded to employee and family needs.
Supermajority for budget amendments: The court…
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