Collin County commissioners approves FY2015 budget, lower tax rate

The Collin County Commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal year 2015 budget and tax rate Sept. 22.

After adjusting the budget throughout the last month, the total combined county budget is $301,450,396 and the tax rate is $0.2350 per $100 of property value for 2015.

The new tax rate is a decrease from this year's rate of $0.2375, which makes 2015 the 22^nd year the county has not increased the tax rate.

The Commissioners Court also approved a $424,000 increase for elections expansion and a $8,239 salary decrease for County Commissioner Precinct 1, whose precinct includes Frisco.

The commissioner's salary and benefits increase were accidentally duplicated in the original budget draft, according to the meeting agenda.

The elections expansion increase will be used for renting county training space and elections training space for the upcoming Nov. 4 elections.