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Scurry County budget workshop covers tax-rate scenarios, reserves and EMS pay-bracket changes
Summary
Commissioners reviewed tax-rate options and emergency-reserve targets, certified accounts payable, and discussed EMS proposals to adjust salary brackets (10–15%) and add an education coordinator; staff provided cost scenarios to incorporate into the 2025 budget.
County finance staff walked commissioners through budget scenarios including the no-new-revenue tax rate (0.5074) and the voter-approval rate (0.5796). The court discussed several reserve targets; staff recommended options ranging from $500,000 to $1.5 million for emergency reserves and noted how those figures would affect the proposed tax rate.
During departmental reviews, the emergency medical…
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