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GROVETON — Trinity County department heads, at the request of County Judge Danny Martin, continued paring their budgets for the coming year, and the Commissioners Court also put forth efforts to handle what they say will be a tight budget year.
At the Sept. 9 meeting, County Auditor Bonnie Kennedy said that everyone tried to comply with the request for cuts, and that some had wiggle room while others didn’t.
With the cuts, and once paying off loans for equipment expected, the new budget would leave a little more than $300,000 in reserves; Commissioner Neal Smith, chairing the meeting in Martin’s absence, said that money needs to stay there because “there’s no telling what will come up in a year.”
Smith also thanked all county personnel for helping where they could.
In a matter that could have an impact on future budgets, the court approved a policy change, mandated by the state, that changes the threshold for a body to seek bids from $50,000 to $100,000, which became effective Sept. 1.
Kennedy said it would impact many purchases, including materials for roads and vehicles.
In other business, commissioners:
