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BRAZOS COUNTY
BRYAN, TEXAS
NOTICE OF MEETING AND'AG•ENDA
WORKSHOP SESSION
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
BRAZOS COUNTY COMM ISSIONERS WILL MEET INAWORKSHOP SESSION AS FOLLOWS:
MEETING DATE: August 16, 2022
MEETING TIME: 1:30 PM
' Commissioners Courtroom ye Suite 1 Q6, e County Bryan tTX 77803.
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MEETING PLACE: Building, 200
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accordance with the provisions set -forth in Sectir-i51.127 of the Texas Government Code.
1, Call to Order
2. Open Discussion of FY 22-23 Proposed Budget.
3. Discussion of 2022 Tax Rate.
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AUGUST 16, 2022
BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
WORKSHOP SESSION
Call to Order
A workshop session of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos County, Texas was held in
the Brazos County Commissioners Courtroom in the Administration Building, 200 South
Texas Avenue, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 16, 2022 with the following members of the Court present:
Duane Peters, County Judge, Presiding;
Steve Aldrich, Commissioner of Precinct 1;
Russ Ford, Commissioner of Precinct 2;
Nancy Berry, Commissioner of Precinct 3, Present via Zoom;
Irma Cauley, Commissioner of Precinct 4;
Karen McQueen, County,Clerk.
The attached sheets contain the names of the citizens and officials that were in
attendance.
2. Open Discussion of FY 22-23 Proposed Budget.
Auditor Katie Conner began the open discussion by explaining to the Court the current
status of the requested FY 2023 Budget. Ms. Conner stated that with the inclusion of the
requested items, the budget is at approximately a $7.6 million deficit. She asked that the .
Court take that into consideration when setting the tax rate.
Commissioner Aldrich spoke in favor of setting the tax rate at the no new revenue rate
and utilizing the surplus in the fund balance to fund projects that may come up during the
year. Judge Peters stated that it is important to remember that the fund balance grew
during the COVI D-19 pandemic shutdown and the Court should not base projections of
future financial growth on that anomaly. The Court entered into further discussion on the
matter. Commissioner Aldrich continued to express concerns over how to justify holding
onto such a large fund balance, while Judge Peters explained that in order for the
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County to catch up on capital projects after the shutdown, the tax rate will need to be set
higher than the no new revenue rate.
The Court discussed with Ms. Conner about adding additional money to the emergency
funds from the general fund balance.
3. Discussion of 2022 Tax Rate.
Tax Assessor Kristeen Roe then came to the podium to clarify questions on legislation
regarding setting the tax rate. Commissioner Berry is in favor of setting the rate at .4835.
Commissioner Cauley and Judge Peters are supportive of that rate as well.
Commissioner Ford concurred with Commissioner Aldrich stating this budget is a one
time opportunity for the County to operate at the no new revenue rate. After further
discussion, Budget Analyst Nina Payne concluded the meeting by stating the FY2023
Budget will be proposed within the next couple of weeks. The meeting was then
adjourned.
4. Adjourn
The foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court Workshop Session held August 16, 2022, have
been examined and are approved in open Court,this the 6th day of September 2022, in Bryan,
Brazos County, Texas.
Duane Peters
County Judge
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Russ Ford
Commissioner, Precinct 2
Irma Cauley `—�
Commissioner, Precin t 4
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County Clerk
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Steve Aldrich
Commissioner, Precinct 1
Nancy Berry
Commissioner, Precinct 3
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Brazos County, Texas
Summary of Requested Budget
For the Year Ended September 30, 2023
Revenues - General Fund
Taxes
Charges for Services
Interest
Other Revenues
Reserves
Intergovernmental
Other Financing Sources
Total Revenues - General Fund
Expenditures - General Fund
General Government
Justice System
Law Enforcement
Juvenile Services
Public Health
Human Services
Public Transportation
Other Financing Uses
Total Expenditures- General Fund
Revenues Less Expenditures (Deficit)
Additional Positions
Deficit with Additional Positions
Includes:
Total
Recurring every year
One time
112, 479, 000
112, 479, 000
11,771,570
11, 771, 570
2,440,000
2,440,000
1,698,700
1,698,700
32,707,342
11,238,329
21,469,013
8,916,000
916,000
8,000,000
210,000
210,000
$ 170,222,612
$ 140,753,599
$ 29,469,013
63,771,256
40,088,908
23,682,348
27,870,310
27,638,935
231,375
30,820,460
30,225,270
595,190
9,110,833
8,097,453
1,013,380
7,437,347
7,422,347
15,000
5,508,330
5,450,901
57,429
36,783,784
27,036,645
9,747,139
14,852,535
980,535
13,872,000
$ 196,154,855 $
146,940,994 $
49,213,861
$ (25,932,243) $ (6,187,395) $ (19,744,848)
$ (1,485,066)
$ (7,672,461)
7.5% COLA for majority of County Employees
$
3,585,694
Benefit Increase due to COLA
$
910,766
Increase in Employer Contribution for Health Insurance
$
483,000
1% Merit salary allowance
$
415,055
Benefits for 1% merit
$
105,424
Increase in Community Support
$
17,169
Position Reclassifications, Deletions, Salary Increases/Decreases
$
613,412
Increase in District Attorney Grant Match
$
252,341
Court Appointed Attorney - Criminal & Civil
$
1,114,675
Decrease in OPEB funding due to early transfer
$
(1,000,000)
Road and Bridge Operational budget Increase
$
8,324,048
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Total of New Positions Prioritized
New Positions:
Veterans Services Part time
Information Technology Systems Analyst
Information Technology Senior Svs: Manager
County Auditor Grant Writer
County Clerk III
Associate Judge #2 Court Reporter
Sheriff's office Patrol
Sheriff's office Patrol
Jail Administration Booking Officer
Jail Administration Compliance Officer
Agriculture Extension Part time to Full Time
District Attorney Pre Trial Diversion/Intake
County Courts At Law Admin Secretary
Justice of the Peace Pct. 3 Clerk
Emergency Management
$ 1,485,066
0.5
$
32,782
1
$
133,915
1
$
99,584
1
$
110,742
1
$
73,166
1
$
124,262
1
$
152,775
1
$
152,775
1
$
87,050
1
$
104,784
0.5
$
38,850
1
$
135,293
1
$
73,327
1
$
64,748
1
$
101,013
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Brazos County, Texas
Analysis of Possible Tax Rates
M&O Rate Changed So Total Tax Rate Four Places after Decimal
General Fund Revenue at
Tax Year Appraised Value M&O Tax Rate I&S Tax Rate Total Tax Rate 98% Collection Rate
Adopted for 2021 $ 19,738,788,650 0.442257 0.051243 0.4935 $ ' 91,870,899
Tax Year
Appraised Value
M&O Tax Rate
I&S Tax Rate
Total Tax Rate
NNR 2022 $
22,879,121,718
$ 0.389314
$ 0.040097
0.429411
$
22,879,121,718
0.393403
0.040097
0.433500
$
22,879,121,718
0.403403
0.040097
0.443500
$
22,879,121,718
0.413403
0.040097
0.453500
$
22,879,121,718
0.423403
0.040097
0.463500
$
22,879,121,718
0.433403
0.040097
0.473500
$
22,879,121,718
0.443403
0.040097
0.483500
$
22,879,121,718
0.453403
0.040097
0.493500
$
22,879,121,718
0.463403
0.040097
0.503500
$
22,879,121,718
0.473403
0.040097
0.513500
VAR $
22,879,121,718
$ 0.478369
$ 0.040097
0.518466
NNR=No New Revenue Rate
VAR=Voter Approval Rate
Total General Fund
Revenue at 98% Collection
Rate
Increase in
Revenue Over
Tax Year 2021
% Increase
in M&O rate
$ 94,421,025
$ 2,550,126
$ 95,337,940
$ 3,467,041
1.05%
$ 97,580,094
$ 5,709,195
3.62%
$ 99,822,248
$ 7,951,349
6.19%
$ 102,064,402
$ 10,193,503
8.76%
$ 104,306,556
$ 12,435,656
11.32%
$ 106,548,710
$ 14,677,810
13.89%
$ 108,790,864
$ 16,919,964
16.46%
$ 111,033,017
$ 19,162,118
19.03%
$ 113,275,171
$ 21,404,272
21.60%
$ 114,388,527
$ 22,517,628
22.87%
Brazos County, Texas
Analysis of Fund Balance
Actual Fund Balance
Estimated
as a Percentage of
Fund Balance
Final Actual Fund
Budgeted Property Tax Received Property
Adopted M&O Tax
Received Property Tax
FY
for Budget
Balance
Revenue
Tax Revenue
Rate by tax year
Revenue
10-11
5,246,867
12,330,192
42,690,000
42,601,989
2010
0.4012
29%
11-12
10,518,104
18,804,607
45,480,000
45,353,094
2011
0.4037
41%
12-13
4,687,480
24,169,595
47,355,000
47,302,507
2012
0.4071
51%
13-14
16,029,089
32,544,269
50,960,000
50,940,029
2013
0.4168
64%
14-15
13,053,680
32,180,169
56,360,000
56,708,074
2014
0.4226
57%
15-16
21,818,402
34,311,179
60,288,000
60,478,428
2015
0.4247
57%
16-17
18,323,981
35,841,591
64,300,000
64,915,825
2016
0.4258
55%
17-18
21,879,168
36,059,683
72,080,000
72,266,594
2017
0.4290
50%
18-19
23,517,713
54,855,363
78,200,000
78,332,339
2018
0.4317
70%
19-20
56,363,722
59,219,805
86,238,000
86,535,749
2019
0.4475
68%
20-21
64,394,044
86,523,767
89,814,000
88,862,458
2020
0.4407
97%
21-22
j, 8.0;49.9,418 96,000,OOQ,
* 91,879,{i00 ,
91,894,207
2021
0.442257
104%
Tax Year. 2022 Possible Tax Rates
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$305,026
$1 310:
($50)
($4) :
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$0 4294 NNR
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$1,322".....;.. ($37)
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$1,414
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$85
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$115
$10
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$146
$12
$0.4935
$305;026
$1.,536,
$176
$305;026
$1,566'
$207
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