Kaufman County commissioners approved a submitted line-item budget transfer and authorized payment of $3,849,608.57, the county auditor said at a special meeting.

The action covered two agenda items the auditor placed before the Commissioners: approval of a line-item/budget transfer and authorization to pay weekly accounts payable and payroll. The auditor said most accounts payable invoices were for road materials, culverts and road bond expenditures.

According to figures the auditor presented, the county will pay $2,087,217.96 in payroll and $1,380 in juror checks. Using the auditor's reported total payout of $3,849,608.57, accounts payable invoices sum to $1,761,010.61; the auditor described most of those invoices as road-related. The transfer and the payouts were approved by voice vote; the meeting record does not list a roll-call tally.

Votes at a glance: The commissioners approved (1) the submitted line-item transfer and (2) authorization to pay the week’s invoices and payroll. For the line-item transfer, Commissioner Moore moved to approve and Mister Lane seconded; the motion carried. For the payment authorization, Mister Phipps moved to approve and Mister Terry Crow seconded; the motion carried. After the approvals, Commissioner Mills moved to adjourn and Commissioner Moore seconded; the motion carried.

The meeting included minimal debate: the auditor presented the items, commissioners moved and seconded approval, and each motion passed by voice vote. No additional details about the specific budget lines changed by the transfer were provided in the meeting record, and no separate roll-call vote or dissenting votes were recorded.