WIMBERLEY — At its Dec. 5 meeting, Wimberley City Council unanimously approved a resolution to authorize an amendment to the 2024-25 operating budget, which allows for the transfer of funds from the General Tax Fund - Unobligated Fund Balance to Roads Maintenance for the RR 12 at RM 3237 Intersection Improvements Project.
According to agenda documents, the city of Wimberley did not budget funds in the 2024-25 operating budget for needed $15,659.01 in Road Maintenance expenditures. By approving the resolution, the council authorizes these funds to be taken from the General Tax Fund – Unobligated Fund Balance. This also stems from an interlocal agreement (ILA) that was signed and executed on Aug. 16, 2021, by the previous city administration, between Hays County and the city of Wimberley, related to the RR 12 at RM 3237 Intersection Improvements Project.
“It’s actually my purview to approve it, but I did not want to do that. I wanted to make sure you were aware of what was going on,” explained city administrator Tim Patek. “We do have an interlocal agreement with Hays County and it was for, I think, raising manholes or improving them on the Ranch Road 12 and RM 3237 addition there. I was not aware that we had a contract with them until I got something from the county, so I just wanted to make sure I was transparent, you were available and knew what was going on. Talking with the county the other day, myself and our accounts payable [person] Monica [Alcala], they were notifying us that they actually only did two manholes, as opposed to the five that were projected.”
