Commissioners set proposed budget

During the Aug. 28 commissioners court meeting, County Judge David Bird presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2017-2018. The budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $131,960 or 1.05 percent. Of that amount, $142,468.59 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.

The proposed budget for revenues totals $17,172,704.64, compared to the 2016-2017 total budget of $17,295,966.22.

The proposed budget for expenditures is $18,512,645.28, compared to the 2016-2017 total budget of $24,630,936.08.

For more extensive information on particular line item amounts, visit the Gonzales County website or attached to this story.