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Commissioners debate using public-safety sales tax (Fund 51) for fire marshal, sheriff remodel
Summary
The commissioners discussed moving a proposed fire marshal position into development services and using Fund 51 (public-safety sales tax) to help fund the sheriff's remodel and other public-safety projects; staff were asked to provide impact estimates and car rewrap costs.
Commissioners spent a substantial portion of the Aug. 14 special meeting discussing Fund 51, Rockwall County's public-safety sales-tax reserve, and possible uses for that fund in FY2026.
Commissioner discussion centered on whether a new Fire Marshal position should be paid from Fund 51 or from the general fund and whether Fund 51 could help offset costs for the sheriff's remodel. Commissioners and staff reviewed Fund 51's balance and a proposed transfer of $1,000,000 into the fund in the draft budget; that draft also showed a contingency of roughly $789,488.
Several commissioners said they prefer…
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