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Ward County Commissioners approve emergency budget amendments, authorize $1.5 million hospital IGT sweep
Summary
The Ward County Commissioners' Court unanimously approved emergency budget amendments on Sept. 22, 2025, including a $1,500,595.25 increase to revenue and expense for the WMH IGT Sweep Account in the Hospital Operating Fund.
The Ward County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously on Sept. 22, 2025, to approve emergency budget amendments across multiple county funds and the Hospital Operating Fund. The document presented to the Court states a "grave public necessity" that required adjustments not included in the original 2025 budget.
The amendments include transfers and line-item adjustments for the General Fund, Road & Bridge Fund, Farm-to-Market Road Fund and several forfeiture and benefit funds. The hospital-related adjustment increases both revenue and expense for the WMH IGT Sweep Account by $1,500,595.25. Commissioner Larry Hanna moved to approve the amendments; Commissioner Guy Thames seconded, and the motion was adopted unanimously. The minutes list a variety of smaller changes to salaries, supplies and capital lines along with a $1,500,595.25 hospital sweep entry.
The Court recorded that the emergency amendment was necessary because the conditions could not have been foreseen when the 2025 budget was adopted. No additional public hearing on the specific items is recorded in the minutes; the action was taken on the motion offered during the Sept. 22 meeting. The item’s provenance in the transcript begins at SEG 011 and continues through SEG 093.
