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Budget approved: Guadalupe County Commissioners find common ground after marathon budget process
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Guadalupe County dips into reserves to fund needs, reduces proposed tax increase
Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- After nearly 12 hours of discussion, debate, budget adjustments and only two 10 minute breaks throughout, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court on Tuesday unanimously approved its budget for the 20262027 fiscal year. The budget process is also being described as one of the most challenging ever faced by the court. That’s according to Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher. Kutscher says the final spending plan looks considerably different in some areas than the initial proposed one brought forth by commissioners --with the court ultimately finding room for additional public safety resources, employee compensation adjustments and other departmental needs. Kutscher, who is completing his final budget process as county judge, says the most significant takeaway was not any single line item, but the willingness of commissioners to move away from their initial positions and find compromises. Budget, pg. 2
(Seguin) – While it wrangled the various line items of its budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court not only took a dip into reserves to fund needs, but it also reduced its proposed tax increase. That is according to Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher who is helping to break down the numbers. He says the number crunching came after nearly 12 hours of budget discussions in which commissioners revisited spending requests, moved money between existing budget lines, removed a planned $2 million capital allocation and ultimately agreed to use fund balance and reserves. He says the end result is a budget that provides more flexibility for several county departments while reducing the proposed tax increase from 5.65 percent to 4 percent. Kutscher says he was reluctant throughout much of the process to use reserves because of the county’s long-term financial position. Reserves, pg. 3