Gainesville —
A three-day lineup of county departmental budget hearings begins Monday afternoon in the Cooke County commissioners’ courtroom. A preliminary budget was due to county officials May 31. On July 23, officials will confirm a date for a public hearing regarding the proposed 2012-13 budget — which is already tentatively set for Aug. 16. During departmental budget hearings, representatives of various county departments discuss their budget requests for the coming fiscal year with Cooke County commissioners. The hearings are open to the public, though public comments won’t be included in the process until the public hearing in August. The departmental budget hearing schedule follows: Monday, June 25 • County Attorney Tanya Davis — 1:30 p.m. • County Court at Law Judge John Morris — 1:45 p.m. • Extension Office Director Wayne Becker — 2:15 p.m. • Maintenance Department Representative Ricky Kerr — 2:30 p.m. • Juvenile Probation Officer Jim Farquhar — 2:45 p.m. • Muenster Library Representative Cliff Sicking — 3:30 p.m. • County Information Technology Director Dana Sons — 3:45 p.m. • Cooke County Historical Commission Representative Ron Melugin — 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 • Meals on Wheels of Texoma Representative Greg Pittman — 10 a.m. • County Treasurer Judy Hunter — 10:15 a.m. • Highway Patrol Trooper Mike Linnell — 10:30 a.m. • Cooke County Sheriff’s Office and courthouse security representative Mike Compton — 10:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. • Assistant District Attorney Ron Poole — 11:30 a.m. • Child Protective Services Representative Danielle Deloach — 11:45 a.m. • County Fire Marshal Ray Fletcher — 1:30 p.m. • Precinct 4 Constable Richard Roth — 1:45 p.m. • Texoma Council of Governments Executive Director Susan Thomas — 2 p.m. • Commissioners Secretary Vicki Barnes — 2:15 p.m. • County Compliance Officer Shannon Ing — 2:30 p.m. • County Clerk Rebecca Lawson — 2:45 p.m. • Abigail’s Arms Executive Director Kim Cook — 3 p.m. • Court Appointed Special Advocates Executive Director Vicky Robertson — 3:15 p.m. • County Auditor Shelly Atteberry — 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 • Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Judge Jason Brinkley — 10 a.m. • Precinct 1 Constable Terry Gilbert — 10:15 a.m. • Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter Representative Larry Claxton — 10:30 a.m. • County District Clerk Susan Hughes — 10:45 a.m. • Emergency Medical Services Director Kevin Grant — 11:15 a.m. • Environmental Health Officer Laura Blanton — 11:30 a.m. • Heritage Society Representative Kay Wallace — 11:45 a.m. • Human Resources Director Elizabeth Huchton — 1:30 p.m. • Texoma Community Center Executive Director Tony Maddox — 1:45 p.m. • Tax Assessor/Collector Billie Jean Knight — 2 p.m. • Upper Elm/Red Soil/Water Conservation Representative J.K. Brite — 2:15 p.m. • Veteran’s Service Office Representative and County Judge John Roane — 2:45 p.m. and 3 p.m. • Cooke County Library Director Jennifer Johnson-Spence — 3:15 p.m. • 235th District Judge Janelle Haverkamp — 3:30 p.m. • Precinct 1 Road and Bridge Representative Gary Hollowell — 3:45 p.m. • Precinct 2 Road and Bridge Representative B.C. Lemons — 4 p.m. • Precinct 3 Road and Bridge Representative Alan Smith — 4:15 p.m. • Precinct 4 Road and Bridge Representative Leon Klement — 4:30 p.m.
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