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Nueces County judge urges holding tax rate steady to build reserves ahead of revenue caps
Summary
At an Aug. 12 budget workshop, the county judge argued for keeping last year’s tax rate steady rather than lowering toward the auditor’s recommendation, saying steady revenue now will help the county cover recurring obligations under an incoming 3.5% revenue-cap regime.
At a budget workshop on Aug. 12, Nueces County elected officials debated whether to keep the county’s current tax rate or adopt a lower rate recommended by county staff. The county judge said holding the rate at last year’s level would let the county bolster reserves and address multiple recurring needs—personnel reclassifications, jail and facilities maintenance, and an expected set of capital expenses—before a state-imposed 3.5% revenue growth cap constrains future budgeting.
County staff presented updated fiscal-year 2019–2020 schedules and projections. One model — a scenario of setting the levy at 1…
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