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Coryell County commissioners debate FY2026 budget items including judge supplements, courthouse repairs and a $1M FEMA line
Summary
At a Sept. special meeting, the Coryell County Commissioners Court reviewed the proposed FY2026 budget, focusing on optional judge supplements (~$28,000), capital improvements (elevator and roof work), a $1,000,000 FEMA reimbursement shown in Road & Bridge revenue, county clerk salary supplements, and contingency reductions for pretrial services. No formal votes were taken; follow-up is planned after the public hearing.
The Coryell County Commissioners Court met in special session to review the proposed FY2026 budget and aired competing views over optional judge supplements, capital-improvement planning and whether to count a $1,000,000 FEMA reimbursement as budgeted revenue.
Speaker 2, a commissioner, said the supplements being proposed for judges total “about $28,000,” and argued that removing them would modestly reduce the proposed tax-rate increase. “$28,000 is a pretty big deal to me,” Speaker 2 said, urging caution on discretionary spending in a year when the county faces a higher tax bill for property owners.
The presiding official, Speaker 1, framed the court’s discretion under state law, citing Local Government Code Chapter 111.008 and noting that some state actions must be reflected in the budget. Speaker 1 said a recently…
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