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Commissioners approve multiple grant and payment items; record shows large payment to water authority (figure in record ambiguous)
Summary
The court approved a slate of grant de-obligations, appropriations, and a payment to the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority described in the record as 'totaling 20 $222,739.23'; the transcript number is unclear and the amount should be verified with the county auditor.
Hidalgo County Commissioners approved a bundle of budget and grant actions, including de‑obligations for ended grants, appropriations for program revenues and certification of funds, and a county payment to the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority for El Morrio Drain expenses.
Budget Officer Douglas Soto presented the items, and the court approved them by voice vote. The meeting record includes a line describing Hidalgo County’s payment for El Morrio drain expenses as "totaling 20 $222,739.23"; that wording is ambiguous in the transcript. The court authorized the county treasurer to issue the payment after the county auditor completes review and auditing procedures.
Other approved financial actions included de‑obligations and reappropriations for district attorney grants and sheriff/constable grants, redistribution of WIC and public health revenues, and appropriations to reflect correct overtime and grant fund amounts across multiple precincts and programs.
Quote: "…payment of Hidalgo County share of El Morrio drain expenses to Rio Grande Regional Water Authority, totaling 20 $222,739.23, with authority to county treasurer to issue payment after review and auditing procedures are completed by county auditor," Budget Officer Douglas Soto read into the record.
What happens next: The treasurer will issue the payment only after audit verification. County staff or the county auditor can be contacted for the official, verified dollar amount of the payment.
