Commissioners approve tax rate, budget

During the Sept. 8 Van Zandt County Commissioner’s meeting, the commissioners unanimously approved the budget and tax rate for fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2015, and ending Sept. 30, 2016.

The tax rate for the fiscal year is $0.485847, which is the same as last year’s tax rate.

Court regular Ronnie Jones spoke during the public comment section on the 2016 budget hearing.

Jones told the commissioners that there were several things that needed to be “done,” including obtaining a final outside audit and finding out where the county stood financially.

Jones also asked for transparency regarding what the court does and why it does it, specifically asking commissioners to “do what you say you will do.”

A bit of banter was heard as commissioners discussed the holiday schedule for FY 2016.

Currently, VZC employees receive a holiday on their birthday. 

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