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Ward County court approves budget amendments, increases General Fund by about $1.5 million
Summary
The Ward County Commissioners unanimously approved emergency budget amendments on Oct. 15, 2024, recording an increase to the General Fund expense of $1,498,500. The packet included line-item transfers across multiple county and hospital funds.
On Oct. 15, 2024, the Commissioners' Court of Ward County unanimously adopted emergency budget amendments after recording a "grave public necessity" that prevented the items from being included in the original 2024 budget. The amendment package includes transfers and line-item changes across the General Fund, Road and Bridge Fund, Farm to Market Road Fund, several forfeiture and specialty funds, and hospital and employee medical benefits funds.
Court documents in the packet list multiple department adjustments (courthouse annex, district attorney supplements, jail and indigent health care, parks and recreation, landscaping, and permanent improvements). The materials show an "Increase to General Fund expense of $1,498,500.00," and include hospital-related revenue/transfer entries (e.g., a $175,000.00 hospital account entry). The motion to approve the budget amendments was made by Commissioner Tino Sanchez, seconded by Commissioner Larry Hanna, and adopted unanimously.
