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Hallsville council approves interfund transfers to amend 2024–2025 budget
Summary
Council approved multiple intra- and inter-fund transfers in the 2024–2025 General Fund and Water & Sewer Fund—reallocating existing appropriations for payroll, utilities, repairs, equipment and capital improvements—without changing adopted fund totals.
The Hallsville City Council unanimously approved amendments to the adopted 2024–2025 budget on Oct. 21, 2025, reallocating existing appropriations across line items in the General Fund and the Water & Sewer Fund. The motion, made by Alderman Guy Walker and seconded by Alderwoman Lara Hood, transferred funds between payroll and several expense categories, moved $45,602 from Street Maintenance to Garbage Collection Expense, and reallocated amounts within the Water & Sewer Fund for equipment, maintenance and capital improvements.
The minutes list specific transfers in the General Fund: $6,930 from Payroll to Appraisal Expenses; $5,163 from Payroll to Utilities; $9,268 from Payroll to Repairs and Maintenance; $3,206 from Office Supplies to Computers and Websites; $1,512 from Dues and Fees to Travel and Entertainment; $30 from Dues and Fees to Training and Seminars; $45,602 from Street Maintenance to Garbage Collection Expense; and $9,692 from Legal, Engineering and Accounting to Police Department Expense. Water & Sewer Fund transfers included $1,875 from Leased Equipment to Postage and Freight; $9,544 from Repairs and Maintenance to Trucks & Heavy Equipment Maintenance; $6,467 from Materials and Supplies to Testing Expenses; and $7,520 from Materials and Supplies to Capital Improvements.
The minutes explicitly note these interfund transfers do not change the adopted fund bottom lines. The council recorded the motion as carried unanimously.
