County agrees on tentative budget
Friday, commissioners discussed how the county would operate in 2018 despite a
During the past few days, county officials have gone line by line through a proposed
Even with the unexpected dip in sales tax revenue, the county isn't planning to increase taxes, said County Judge
Zeller said District Attorney
Tyler said he also planned to cut two unfilled positions, which will in part help reduce spending by more than
"You're getting a lot of bang for the buck," said Tyler. "It is a very efficient office."
The county was also able to scrape up more money by boosting revenue at Victoria's juvenile detention center. About a year ago, the county did an in-depth review of the facility, which led to a decision to increase fees charged for housing youth who come to the facility from other counties, said Zeller.
"The higher revenues at the juvenile detention center are attributed to a large population and higher fees for out-of-town kids," said Zeller.
While
Premiums won't increase for the seventh consecutive year, but patients will be able to use telemedicine, Zeller said. That means county employees will be able to call a doctor at any time of day for a health consultation or prescription, he said.
"This is a huge deal and really an anomaly looking at both public- and private-sector employees," said Zeller.
Now that commissioners have finished the first round of major budget meetings, the public will have the opportunity to give feedback on the proposal. If all goes according to plan, commissioners will officially approve the budget in September, and it will go into effect in October.
"It was quite a feat, but it turned out well," Zeller said.
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