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COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN SPECIAL BUDGET WORKSHOP ON
Monday, July 27, 1992 with all Officers' Present:
An opened meetings was held concerning the following subject;
A Budget Workshop will be held to review and discuss
submitted budget requests.
The Officials present were: Frances Kaiser-Sheriff, Paula
Rector-'fax Assessor/Collector, Tommy Tomlinson-Auditor,
Dorott,y Hilburn-Treasurer, Patricia Knox-J. P. Prect # 1,
Linda Decker-District Clerk.
Youth Exhibition Center - All bills are paid by the County.
The contract we have with the Youth Exhibition Center states
we should receive a financial statement. The rent is 5500.00
and out of this the air conditioning is paid. The
electricity bill for a month is 526,880.00 is the amount of
electricity that is needed for 1552-1953 Budget. Total
budget for 19y2-155~i is 538,389.00.
This past year over 5300,000.00 was taken our of surplus
funds for this, that or the other. There was 5200,000.00
addition for Jut of County Prisoner Expense.
There are some areas that are uncontrolaGle such as Court
Appointed Attorney's, Indigent Health Care, and Jury Fund.
There have been several request for extra people in various
departments. Judge Stacy stated we needed to find extra
money for our tax rate. He suggested t;iat Road ar,d Bridge
cut there tax rate to 5."1 cents. Maybe i.C we did not replace
people in the Road and Bridge Department and took two or
three people out of the Clerk's Office we maybe able to stay
with the same tax rate. These are only suggestions Gut we
can't do anything about Court Appointed Attorneys', Indigent
Health Care, and Jury Fund.
Commissioner Morgan stated that there are only two variables,
or,e being Tax Base, and Expenditures. For three years this
budget has been cut to tF,e bare essentials. Every department
is with 1 or 2 % of what it should be. Any varrable that you
do not forsee would be an added expense not a credit.
COMMISSIONERS COURT ALiJGUkNED AT 4:00 P. M.
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