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Morgan's Point Resort council approves budget amendments to fund fire brush truck, police grants
Summary
Council approved two related budget amendments to shift funds between departments and to recognize new grant revenues, allowing purchase of a brush-truck chassis and acceptance of police grant funds; the finance director warned several fiscal reconciliations remain incomplete.
The Morgan's Point Resort City Council on April 8 approved two related budget actions that city staff said will allow the purchase of a brush-truck chassis for the fire department and recognize several police grants and donations.
Finance Director Mary Tolman told the council the brush-truck chassis carries a grant-supported allocation of $11,100 from a combination of Texas A&M funds and Bell County, plus a 10% local match; the overall chassis quote can be up to $100,000 and staff said they would use a contingency fund or other grant dollars if final quotes exceed estimates. Tolman also said the police department had award funding for radio and shield grants and a separate $2,340 training grant, and that a donation from the ladies auxiliary has been deposited to support equipment.
"We have an amount of $11,100. Part of it comes from Texas A&M and the other one is from Bell County," Tolman said during her presentation, and added that staff would provide detailed spreadsheets showing where the money came from and how it will be spent.
Council members questioned whether other designated funds (including TIPAS funds) were available and whether purchases could proceed immediately after approval; Tolman and staff said approval would authorize staff to move forward, but final purchase amounts would be adjusted if quotes came in lower or higher than estimates.
The council moved and seconded to accept ordinances 25002 and 25005 and voted to approve both items; the clerk recorded the motion as passing unanimously.
The approvals come as Tolman also briefed the council on the city's broader financial status: auditors are completing bank reconciliations for FY2022–23, reconciliations for FY2023–24 remain incomplete and no months for FY2024–25 have yet been reconciled. Tolman said she recently gained bank and systems access, has re-run revenue and expenditure reports, and expects to bring reconciled budget adjustments to the council in May.
"We have not started 24–25 yet," Tolman said, adding that some expenditures from prior years need to be reclassified and that staff are working to ensure ending fund balances are accurate before reporting final figures.
What happens next: staff may proceed with procurement and purchase planning now that the budget moves are approved, and Tolman intends to return with detailed reconciliations and any additional line‑item amendments required by the audit work.
