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Newton County budget workshop focuses on payroll raises, recovered grant money, SRO deputy funding and equipment financing
Summary
At a lengthy Sept. 17 budget workshop, Newton County commissioners reviewed revenue and expenditure figures, discussed adding a recovered $28,000 grant to the current budget, considered funding a deputy position partly paid by Deweyville ISD, and debated equipment financing and rollover forecasts.
Newton County commissioners spent an extended session on Sept. 17 reviewing the county’s proposed budget, revenue projections and capital needs. Staff presented a snapshot of the general fund and commissioners discussed payroll increases, grant recoveries, contributions to the public health district, veteran service staffing and road‑maintenance equipment financing.
Staff reported general fund expenditures of $10,466,553.34 with a…
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