PBH Auditor: Bowie County Did Not Have a Deficit Last Year
According to the lead auditor of last year’s financial report, Bowie County had a budget surplus, not a deficit.
Tag: Pat McCoy
Swearing-In of Mike Carter, New Commissioner for Precinct 4
Today at 10AM, Judge Sterling Lacy administered the oath of office to Mike Carter as the new commissioner of Precinct 4, with Carter’s wife Charlene holding the Bible.
Commissioner McCoy Tenders Resignation, Judge Lacy Selects Replacement
At the end of the Bowie County Commissioners Court session this morning, Precinct 4 Commissioner Pat McCoy submitted his resignation letter, effective at 11:59 pm April 14, 2014.
‘Truth About Bowie County Finances’
Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy released this video in response to news stories about the county’s finances, and the recent audit of the county’s financial statement.
Budget Cuts Bring Acrimony to Bowie County Commissioners Court
At today’s session of the Bowie County Commissioners Court, debate over budget cuts — and how they should be handled — quickly became heated.
Special Session of Commissioners Court re: Audit Scheduled, Then Canceled
A special session of Bowie County Commissioners Court was scheduled for last Friday, February 28, regarding the annual audit. The day after it was scheduled, two commissioners remembered they had to be out of town, and the Court was canceled due to a lack of quorum.
Carter: McCoy’s Precinct $1.43 Million Over Budget First Year in Office
Pat McCoy has been in office for almost four years, and what do we have to show for it? His first year, he was $1.43 million over budget.
Commissioners’ Budget ‘Disastrous,’ Caught With Hand in ‘Cookie Jar’
The commissioners got caught with their hand in the proverbial cookie jar. They slipped the expired tax levy for the debt service side of last year’s budget into the operations side this year. That is exactly the kind of covert behavior that the Truth in Taxation laws are designed to expose to the public.
Video – Rollback Petitions Accepted by Judge Lacy
Video of Judge Lacy accepting the rollback petition on behalf of the Commissioners Court, and his response to proposed cuts to personnel.
Bowie County Commissioners Decided Early in October Not to Light Courthouse
A series of emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request shows that the commissioners decided early in October not to light the courthouse.