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Frio County auditor opens budget workshop, outlines revenue adjustments and department requests
Summary
County Auditor Crystal Marquez led a July 15 budget workshop presenting preliminary adjustments to revenues and operating budgets across county departments, noting closed grants, increased interest receipts on recently invested funds, and a starting proposed revenue figure of $90,709.62 to guide cuts or reallocations.
Frio County Auditor Crystal Marquez presented a day-two budget workshop on July 15, outlining proposed adjustments to next fiscal year’s operating budgets and revenue estimates as Commissioners Court moved through department requests.
Marquez told the court she began by updating the county’s projected tax and fee revenues, noting that several one-time grants closed this year and that the county has started to invest $15 million, which has raised interest income. She said those interest receipts and a number of conservative downward edits to departmental revenue estimates shaped a starting proposed revenue figure listed in the workshop as $90,709.62.
The auditor said three grants have been closed and removed from next year’s revenue lines: the Operation Stone Garden equipment grant, a Justice Assistance Grant tied to a sheriff’s vehicle, and a regional solid waste grant. She also said an EMS contract previously budgeted at $250,000 has been broken and…
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