Comal County Commissioners will spend the next few weeks considering $127 million in 2023 budget requests from department heads made during a three-hour workshop session Thursday.
Comal County Commissioners will meet twice on Thursday, first taking care of routine matters before another session focusing on 2022 budget requests.
The budget process began in May and usually concludes by the end of August. Budget request packets were sent to department heads May 14, returned to county Auditor Jessie Rahe in mid-June and presented to commissioners two weeks ago.
âWeâre working on it right now,â County Judge Sherman Krause said last week. âItâs too early say anything about the numbers at this point.â
The 2021 budget, totaling $107.988 million, went into effect Jan. 1. It is funded by the 2020 combined tax rate of 35.8515 cents per $100 assessed property valuation, with portions designated for county general operations, jury, indigent health, debt service, and road and flood control funds.Â
Comal County Commissioners will approve the countyâs 2022 budget planning schedule and issue proclamations honoring corrections officers and small businesses during their weekly meeting on Thursday.
The budget process takes roughly four months and concludes by the end of August. The 2021 budget, totaling $107.988 million, went into effect Jan. 1. It is funded by the 2020 combined tax rate of 35.8515 cents per $100 assessed property valuation, with portions designated for county general operations, jury, indigent health, debt service, and road and flood control funds.Â
 âFirst, the process allows other elected officials to submit (budget) requests and define priorities of their offices for the upcoming year,â County Judge Sherman Krause said. âNext, it provides transparency to the taxpayers who are paying the bills. It gives them opportunity to review what weâre doing and gives them a say in the budget process.â