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Freestone County budget shows about $24.5 million in projected revenue as commissioners review line items
Summary
County commissioners reviewed draft FY totals, discussing a projected $24.5 million in revenue, roughly $23.8 million in expenditures, and how special contingencies and tax-certification timing could swing available funds.
Freestone County commissioners reviewed draft numbers that put projected revenue at about $24,500,000 and expenditures near $23,800,000, with a special contingency factored into the larger figure. Chair (Speaker 3) said those totals reflect current tax assumptions and carryover estimates that staff used to build the draft budget.
The commissioners asked staff to reconcile several draft line items and small arithmetic differences before finalizing figures. Committee member (Speaker 2) reported recent collections, saying, “so far, we collected $8,910,577.76, which is 96.52%,” and noted outstanding tax-roll certification steps and hearings that could affect final receipts. The board discussed using a conservative 7% collection assumption in the final numbers and asked staff to return with reconciled figures prior to adoption.
