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Limestone County commissioners reallocate weed‑spray funds to road materials, approve several budget transfers
Summary
The commissioners moved remaining funds from a weed‑spray control line into road materials (setting $25,000 per precinct) and approved a slate of budget transfers for senior services, the county jail, victim‑witness coordination, IT and the sheriff’s office; all motions passed unanimously.
At its regular session, the Limestone County Commissioners Court approved a motion to reallocate the remaining balance in the county’s weed‑spray control line to road materials and set the allocation at $25,000 per precinct.
The court discussed that the weed‑spray line originally held $100,000 but the transcript does not state the precise remaining balance that was moved; commissioners agreed to transfer the remaining funds and to allocate road material funds in $25,000 increments per precinct. The motion to move the remaining balance from the weed line to road materials was made, seconded and carried unanimously.
Following that action, the court approved several budget transfers (each motion made, seconded and approved by voice vote): - Budget transfer #768 (senior citizens): funds were shifted from a meals contract to vehicle fuel and maintenance to cover local senior services transportation needs. - Budget transfer #769 (county jail): $35,000 moved from non‑food supplies to jail security system maintenance. - Budget transfer #770 (victim’s witness coordinator): reallocated supply and postage funds into out‑of‑county travel and conference/school/dues lines as described by staff. - Budget transfer #771 (IT department): $2,000 moved from conferences/schools/dues to supplies. - Budget transfer #772 (sheriff’s office): $10,000 moved from motor vehicle equipment to motor vehicle repair to cover fleet repair costs; commissioners noted several newer units are already experiencing issues and discussed routine repair items such as oil changes and tires.
All listed transfers passed without recorded opposition. Several commissioners emphasized road wear from heavy construction traffic during other agenda items and supported using remaining weed‑spray funds for road materials.
The court later adjourned after completing the listed business.
