City commission adopts $14.9 million budget

By LOUIE DIAZ
editor@sbnewspaper.com

The San Benito City Commission adopted ordinances for the 2021-2022 city budget and property tax rate during a regular city commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21.
City Budget
The commission adopted an ordinance for the city’s general fund, debt service fund, community development grant, economic development fund, waterworks enterprise fund, and solid waste fund for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The city’s general fund budget for the upcoming fiscal year is $14.9 million. The annual budget will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2021.
Commissioner Pete Galvan had concerns about the additional five vacancies added to the payroll.
“You have 25 openings let’s add five more, it doesn’t really make sense to me,” Galvan said. “How can we say that we need five more vacancies?”
Belen Peña, the finance director for San Benito, answered that many of the open positions are currently being filled.
According to Peña, the budget increases the pay salary of city employees by three percent. A base pay increase was also included in the budget for all employees.

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    • Cameron County Taxpayer!!! on October 3, 2021 at 12:20 pm
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    Wow, San Benito News is scared of posting the dismissal by the Cameron County District Attorney on loud mouth city commissioner Carol Sanchez’ “off and on” husband, you know the convicted felon alcohol & substance abuser david hernandez. And only after the loud mouth threatening sanchez obstructed and interfered with the prosecution by tampering with a witness, her father. Remember, her “off and on” husband and father of her children nearly blew her father’ head off because he wouldn’t let the intoxicated ‘off and on” husband and father of her children drive. This guy was still in possession of a weapon by a convicted felon?

    • Former RGV LEO on September 27, 2021 at 10:50 am
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    Wow, San Benito News too scared to post an article about the Cameron County District Attorney’ Office dismissing charges on the convicted felon, David Lee Hernandez. The on and off husband of the loud mouth worthless attorney, carol sanchez. If you remember, David almost blew off sanchez’ father’ head with a handgun he should not have been in possession of and under the influence with sanchez’ children present. Sanchez made sure that her father did not testify against him and then threatened all those who spoke ill of her, like San Benito News. I guess it helps to have political help when you have serious aggravated charges against you and then in time be dismissed.

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