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Newton County adopts $10.46 million fiscal 2026 budget, citing rollover and payroll increases
Summary
The Newton County Commissioners Court adopted a $10,462,870.70 fiscal 2026 budget after discussion about carryover funds, salary increases and outstanding tax collections; the motion passed on a recorded vote with all precincts voting yes.
Newton County Commissioners Court voted to adopt a fiscal year 2026 budget of $10,462,870.70 during a county meeting, the court announced. County staff told the court the county’s projected revenue for 2026 was $10,464,538.05, leaving a small projected surplus in the proposed plan.
Officials said the budget incorporates contingency funding and an estimated carryover that staff described roughly as about $700,000 in accumulated rollover funds. Commissioners and staff discussed how an…
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