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Frio County auditors present FY 2024–25 budget adjustments; commissioners approve payables and a one‑day vehicle loan to Pearsall ISD
Summary
Frio County Auditor Crystal Marquez led a budget workshop outlining EMS contract adjustments, ARP and TxDOT funding for capital projects (including a multi‑million dollar POND project), and recommended transfers from reserve to balance contingencies; commissioners approved a J3 invoice reimbursement request and routine payables and allowed a Pearsall ISD cross‑country meet to use a county John Deere Gator.
Frio County Auditor Crystal Marquez on Tuesday led a detailed FY 2024–25 budget workshop that revised revenue and project lines, explained pending reimbursements from TxDOT and ACOG, and identified transfers from reserve needed to balance the county’s contingency fund.
Marquez told the Commissioners Court the county’s EMS contract with vendor Allegiance provides $62,500 per quarter in reimbursements when performance requirements are met, and that accounting for the contract raised the EMS line by $50,000. "The contract stated 62,500 each quarter that they will reimburse us," Marquez said, noting the county must meet contract conditions before receiving payments from the Frio County Hospital District or Allegiance.
Why it matters: the workshop reallocates reserves and ARP money to cover planned security, building and infrastructure work while preserving a $300,000 contingency the auditor said is necessary for the county’s fiscal stability. Marquez said she transferred $191,005.47 from reserve to help reach that $300,000 contingency target and reviewed…
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