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Scurry County commissioners debate proposed 2026 budget, tax rate and big-ticket items including armored vehicle and EMS expansion
Summary
At a budget workshop, Scurry County commissioners heard presentations on the proposed 2026 levy and budget that would raise the tentative tax rate to roughly 0.6267, discussed adding $1 million to the emergency reserve, a $100,000 county contribution toward a $500,000 armored response vehicle, and three new EMS positions for a community paramedic program; commissioners agreed to file a proposed budget and seek follow-up on legal and ownership questions before final adoption.
Scurry County commissioners spent the majority of a prolonged budget workshop reviewing a proposed 2026 spending plan, weighing household tax impacts against emergency preparedness and service expansions.
County staff presented tax-rate calculations showing a proposed budget that would set a not-yet-adopted levy near 0.6267; officials noted the voter-approval rate is about 0.6547 and the "new revenue" rate about 0.6017. The presenter said the difference to an average homeowner would be small — on the order of cents to about $10 depending on valuation — but added commissioners must decide priorities before formally setting a rate.
Public-safety and capital items drew sustained debate. Mike Davis, Snyder police chief, urged commissioners to include funding for a Bearcat-style armored vehicle, calling it a 15–20-year asset that "provides protection to the officers [and] civilians" and saying the department has averaged "1 to 2 barricaded suspects a…
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