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The Voice of Seguin
Salary grievance committee makes recommendations for three elected county officials
WEEKEND EDITION
TODAY
Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) – For the first time in county history, a Guadalupe County Salary Grievance Committee was put into motion, taking what it thought was the right action regarding the request of three elected officials. The nine-member committee met on Monday at the Guadalupe County Courthouse, with County Judge Kyle Kutscher presiding. The committee is made up of nine citizens selected from individuals who served on a grand jury during the previous year. Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Judge John Terry, County Clerk Teresa Kiel, and Precinct 1 Constable James Springer each brought grievances before the committee, but their requests and the reasons behind them were different. The committee’s recommendations will now be forwarded to the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court, which is scheduled for Tuesday. Setting the stage for the special meeting was Judge Kutscher who explained how the county is working
to balance its Fiscal Year 2027 budget amid slowing revenue growth, declining taxable values, additional state-authorized exemptions and rising operating costs. He noted that the proposed property tax rate represents an increase of about 5.6 percent, which county officials have said is necessary just to generate approximately the same amount of revenue needed to operate last year’s budget. Judge Terry was the first elected official to appear before the committee. His grievance has centered on the county’s decision to provide a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment to eligible county employees while excluding elected officials. Terry told the committee he was not only pursuing the grievance simply to increase his own compensation. Instead, he said he wanted the county’s policies and the process used to exclude elected officials from the COLA to be examined. Grievance, pg. 4
Guadalupe County set to adopt FY27 budget, tax rate Today Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) – Today is the day to sound off on Guadalupe County’s proposed 2027 fiscal year budget. The county’s annual budget process is expected to wrap up with a public hearing and the adoption of both the budget and property tax rate. In his letter accompanying the proposed budget, County Judge Kyle
Kutscher, describes the “financial environment” facing the county as one of its most challenging in recent years. He says the proposed budget comes as the county deals with slowing revenue growth, a declining taxable property base, additional state-authorized exemptions and rising costs for mandated services. Tax, pg. 2