Kerr County commissioners continue to appear likely to adopt a property tax rate the same as last year's at 42 cents per $100 valuation to fund the coming year's budget, based on discussions during their special meeting on Monday.
Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly's proposal to stick with the same property tax rate and instead dip into county reserves to pay for post Fourth of July flood recovery met with no major opposition.
Some officials have suggested dropping the property tax rate lower to 40 cents per $100 valuation because of the reserves. But Kelly cautioned against dipping too far into reserves as the county looks beyond this year and next.
The county is looking at spending $66 million on county operations and more than $5 million in flood recovery. It may also face a deficit of $11 million dollars, Kelly added.