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Collin County approves $500,000 budget adjustment for election support
Summary
County elections administrator Caleb Breaux told the court the transfer is an accounting move into the county's 1033 election account to cover upcoming contract elections; the court approved the $500,000 transfer 5-0.
Collin County Commissioners Court approved a $500,000 budget adjustment to support upcoming elections after Elections Administrator Caleb Breaux explained the county needed to realign funds within its 1033 election account.
Breaux described the move as administrative: the 1033 account, established under the Texas Election Code for funds received when the county conducts joint or contract elections, holds election-specific revenues. "It's kind of set aside from our general fund," Breaux said. He explained that with several elections remaining before the next budget year the county needed to align available money into that line item so expenditures are covered.
A commissioner reminded the public that this is a shift from one already-encumbered budget bucket into a more specific elections line. The court voted to approve the transfer 5-0.
No further details about vendors, ballot measures or vendor contract amounts were discussed in the record during this agenda item.
