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Ward County approves emergency budget amendments; hospital revenue and expenses adjusted
Summary
The Ward County Commissioners' Court unanimously approved emergency budget amendments Sept. 9, 2024, adding $34,000 to a hospital revenue line and increasing two hospital expense lines by $23,000 and $11,000, and recorded multiple general fund and roads fund line-item adjustments.
The Ward County Commissioners' Court unanimously adopted emergency budget amendments at its Sept. 9, 2024 meeting after the Court found a "grave public necessity" for changes that could not wait until the original 2024 budget process. The hospital budget was amended to add Revenue Sundry (account 0000-4450) in the amount of $34,000 and to increase expense lines for equipment under $5,000 (0000-0552) by $23,000 and a Medicare/Medicaid repay line (0000-0988) by $11,000. The motion to approve the amendments was made by Commissioner Eddie Nelms and seconded by Commissioner Larry Hanna and carried unanimously.
Minutes filed with the Court show additional line-item adjustments across the General Fund and departmental accounts, including increases and offsets for the County Attorney, Sheriff, Jail, Ward County Golf Course, and municipal pools in Monahans and Pyote. The record lists an "increase to General Fund revenue for $5,000 and expense for $550,000" and numerous smaller transfers; the minutes do not specify the source documents or attach budget schedules beyond the account numbers and amounts noted in the meeting record. The Court did not record any dissent; the action was approved by the present voting members: County Judge Greg Holly, Commissioner Larry Hanna, Commissioner Dexter Nichols and Commissioner Eddie Nelms.
