Comal County Commissioners on Thursday will consider approving change orders for Annex and sheriffâs office renovations in their final meeting before Judge Sherman Krause presents his 2022 recommended budget next week.
On the backburner are proposed boat ramp rules changes out at Canyon Lake, which havenât been forgotten, Krause said.
âI donât know if we have another workshop planned but weâre still working with law enforcement to get their input on what they would like to see and what they need to enforce the rules,â the judge said. âAll of that will go into what we end up with.â
Comal County Commissioners spent more than two hours receiving more than $116.9 million in 2022 budget requests and listings of priorities from department heads Thursday.
Most requested additional computers and new vehicles, both now waning in availability due to the worldwide computer chip shortage attributed to COVID-19. Others, by county justices of the peace and constables, sought more personnel to handle more duties resulting from a county with explosive growth.
âI thought it went very smoothly,â County Judge Sherman Krause said. âEveryone had an opportunity for input and to explain the requests â especially those for new personnel, reclassifications (of existing county positions), new equipment and new vehicles.Â
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 met for a third time with Canyon Lake area residents on the plan to revise rules at the nine county operated boat ramps, which wonât happen before the July 4 weekend.
Commissioners on June 10 tabled a vote until Thursday to hear from citizens who appeared that day and again June 16 to get more on the proposals, which County Judge Sherman Krause said would enforce existing water safety measures authored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority â and also control overcrowding and rowdy behavior.
Krause commended residents on their assistance in coming up with suggestions for solutions. He pointed to a recent Herald-Zeitung editorial that praised residents working with the county instead of blaming commissioners for problems all agree stem from growth.
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