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Trinity County leaders aim to hold tax rate steady, push departmental cuts and clarify city contract risk
Summary
At a Trinity County budget workshop officials emphasized avoiding a tax increase, praised department-level sacrifices to hold rates steady, discussed uniform cuts for constables and training/fuel reductions, and debated accounting for two city-funded officers whose contract may end in April.
County leaders at a Trinity County budget workshop reiterated a commitment not to raise local tax rates while tracing multiple pressure points in the FY2026 draft budget, including higher insurance and utility costs and uncertain intergovernmental revenue.
“Y’all have paid enough,” Speaker 1 said at the session, thanking department heads for trimming budgets to avoid a tax increase. Speakers flagged rising insurance and hospital costs and noted that several departments had already made cuts.
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