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Ellis County budget presentation shows new asks exceed projected revenue; officials discuss COLA scenarios
Summary
County staff presented a draft FY2026 budget showing departmental requests outpacing estimated new revenue, prompting discussion of salary increases, reclassifications, vehicle requests, and contingency planning.
Ellis County presented a working draft of the fiscal year 2026 general fund budget to the Commissioners Court, describing a set of department requests and assumptions that currently exceed the county's projected new revenue.
Ryan (staff presenter) told the court the packet showed a preliminary total of roughly $121,000,000 in general-fund requests as presented in the rack-and-stack, a figure he said would increase once outstanding items (auditor's office directive from district judges and juvenile board recommendations) are included. Staff highlighted new asks totaling about $15.7 million in the packet and estimated approximately $9.7 million in new revenue based on the appraisal district's latest values, with roughly…
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