Grayson County's general fund took in about $65.8 million through September and spent about $62.4 million, according to the county auditor's monthly budget report on Tuesday's Commissioners Court agenda. That left revenue roughly $3.5 million ahead of spending, even though the budget the court adopted had planned for spending to exceed revenue by about $1.3 million.
The court is scheduled to accept the September report, along with the quarterly investment report, on its consent agenda when it meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Development fees
Some of the sharpest gaps between budget and actual collections came from development-related fees:
- Subdivision application fees brought in $429,481, more than twice the $200,000 budgeted.
- Manufactured home development fees reached $101,000 against a $15,000 estimate.
- Floodplain permit fees totaled $124,850. The budget had counted on $7,000.
- Septic permit fees, by contrast, came in a little under plan at $221,100 of $245,000.
Altogether, licenses and permits produced about $1.1 million, 147% of the $751,500 budgeted.
Taxes and interest
Property taxes, by far the largest source of general fund money, came in at about $55.9 million, about 99% of the revised budget. Collections on the current year's levy were slightly short of the estimate, while delinquent taxes and penalties beat their targets. Investment earnings reached about $1.35 million after the court raised that estimate from $800,000 to $1.3 million during the year.
