Commissioners to make final approvals for FY 2021-2022 on Aug. 9
Waxahachie Daily Light
Ellis County Commissioners drew closer to completion of the county’s fiscal year 2022 budget with lengthy discussion of the particulars during Tuesday’s bi-weekly meeting at the Ellis County Historic Courthouse.
In a twist, a proposed biennial budget that includes the 2022-2023 fiscal year was discussed. Commissioners, following an executive session, gave preliminary approval to the 2-year budget, but the action is not final.
Commissioners took a plunge into the total numbers, which County Judge Todd Little said was able to be reduced by just over $2 million in personnel costs and $2.9 million in equipment. Little broke down the numbers by department and pointed out areas where savings were able to be realized.
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We will soon be sitting in the carpool line dropping our kids off at school or getting them ready to board the bus with all their school supplies that are requested by their teachers. The first day of school for East Texas children varies, a lot of schools will start on either Monday, August 2nd, Wednesday, August 11th or Wednesday, August 18th.
Knowing the first day of school, we also know that we ll be purchasing quite a bit of school supplies, backpacks, clothing and shoes to get our kids through the year this year. To help ease the pain at the register when purchasing all those school supplies, the State of Texas offers a Tax Free Weekend for back to school shopping. This year s tax free weekend is August 6th through 8th. During the annual sales tax holiday you can buy most clothing (including school uniforms and athletic apparel), footwear, backpacks (less than $100) and school supplies tax free from a store or online business within the state tax fre