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Newton County accepts Emergency Services District audits, approves 2026 budgets
Summary
The commissioners accepted annual audits and 2026 budgets for Emergency Services Districts No. 1 and No. 2 after presentations that noted account balances, ongoing equipment loans and planned grant-funded purchases including a 3,000-gallon tanker.
Newton County Commissioners Court accepted the fiscal year 2025 audits and approved the 2026 budgets for Emergency Services District No. 1 and No. 2 during its Feb. 10 meeting.
At Item 1, Speaker 5 presented ESD No. 1’s financials and said the combined balances on district accounts were in the tens of thousands (Speaker 5 stated an ending balance figure of $44,009.18 during the discussion). The presenter explained the district still carries a loan on a recently purchased truck and described a pending grant for a 3,000-gallon tanker; the court moved to accept the audit and budget and voted to approve the item.
At Item 2, Speaker 7 summarized ESD No. 2 operations, saying the district made roughly 400–450 runs this year and described capital investments including a 25,000-gallon water tank costing about $36,000; grants for PPE, rescue equipment and a new ambulance were also listed. The court moved and approved acceptance of ESD No. 2’s audit and the 2026 budget.
Both motions carried by voice vote with no opposing votes recorded. The presentations included operational context (call volumes and equipment status) and notice of grant applications and expected future expenditures; staff indicated usual follow-up is ensuring required audit materials are available to outside auditors.
