NEWS
Court questions sheriff as he asks to move budget money around to buy vehicle
By BARBARA GREEN
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Montague County Commissioners gave approval for the sheriff’s office to move budget money around to help pay for a new vehicle for the K-9 officer, but not before questioning how they could have that much money left with two weeks to go in the fiscal year.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas asked to move funds around to pay for the new Tahoe to replace the present unit which is having significant maintenance problems. A little more than $45,000 was moved around the different line items within the budget to fund the purchase.
Commissioner Bob Langford asked how Thomas was able to squeeze almost $50,000 at this point in the year, questioning if they have “over budgeted.”
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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