Leigh Lockwood

The Goliad County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2026 is designed to protect the community by reducing long-term risks to life, property, daily operations, and the environment from natural hazards. The plan identifies and addresses ten key natural hazards, including drought, extreme heat, flood, hailstorm, hurricane/tropical storm, lightning, severe winter storm, tornado, wildfire, and windstorm. It is structured around four primary goals: reducing loss of life and injury, minimizing disruptions to essential public services and infrastructure, mitigating economic impacts, and safeguarding civic, cultural, and environmental resources. The plan aims to enhance community resilience and maintain eligibility for federal hazard mitigation assistance.

This document outlines the foundational strategic elements for Goliad County, encompassing its mission, vision, and core values. The mission is centered on delivering effective, efficient, and accountable public services that address community needs, foster prosperity, enhance safety, and build trust. The vision aims to position Goliad County as the preferred location for living, working, and growth in Southeast Texas. Core values emphasize responsibility, accountability, respect, effectiveness, efficiency, honesty, integrity, openness, innovation, and collaboration in public stewardship.

The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 includes revenues from ad valorem taxes, delinquent ad valorem taxes, penalty and interest earnings, pilot payments, mixed drink tax, juror reimbursement, school resource officer funding, indigent defense grant, formula grant revenue, sheriff's fees, county judge's fee, estray animal sale, visual recording fees, county clerk fees, JP fees, tax assessor-collector fees, tax collection fees, TNT admin fees, county court reporter fees, county facility fee fund, district clerk fees, language access fund, county attorneys fee, judicial education fee, court reporter service fee, county court appointed attorney reimbursement, district court appointed attorney reimbursement, court-initiated guardianship fund, public probate admin fund, jury fees, constable fees, election administrator fees, environmental fees and fines, county and district court fines, JP fines, parks/wildlife fines, license/weights fines, county judge and attorney supplements, interest earnings, misc income, jail telephone income, boarding prisoners, insurance recovery and premium refund, NSF checks, indigent medical reimbursement, trash collection fees, cemetery plots/fees, capital credits, EMS-Goliad, workforce center rent, overpayments/refundable, other fees, traffic fees, vehicle sales tax refund, local traffic fine, and transfers in from reserves. Expenses include allocations for the County Judge, County/District Clerk, County Tax Collector, County Treasurer, Sheriff's Department/Jail, SRO Officer, Justice of the Peace, Constable, County Library, Extension Services, EMC, Emergency Medical Services, Health Dept/Indigent Medical, Information Technology, County Auditor, County Attorney, Custodial/Janitorial, Facilities and Yards, Auditorium, Culture/Recreation, District Court, Elections, Grants, and Fire Departments.

The proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 includes revenues from ad valorem taxes, delinquent ad valorem taxes, penalty and interest earnings, pilot payments, mixed drink tax, juror reimbursement, school resource officer funding, indigent defense grant, formula grant revenue, sheriff's fees, county judge's fee, estray animal sale, jailer service fee, visual recording fees, county clerk fees, JP fees, tax assessor-collector fee, tax collection fees, county court reporter fees, county facility fee fund, district clerk fees, language access fund, county attorneys fee, judicial education fee, court reporter service fee, jury fees, constable fees, election administrator fees, environmental fees and fines, county court fines, district court fines, JP fines, library fines, county judge and attorney supplements, interest earnings, miscellaneous income, jail telephone income, boarding prisoners, insurance recovery and premium refunds, NSF checks, elections reimbursement fees, indigent medical reimbursement, trash collection fees, cemetery plots/fees, capital credits, EMS-Goliad, workforce center rent, overpayments/refundable, other fees, traffic fees, vehicle sales tax refund, transfers in from reserves. Expenses include allocations for the County Judge, County/District Clerk, County Tax Collector, County Treasurer, Sheriff's Department/Jail, SRO Officer, Justice of the Peace, Constable, County Library, Extension Services, EMC, Emergency Medical Services, Health Dept/Indigent Medical, Information Technology, County Auditor, County Attorney, Custodial/Janitorial, Facilities and Yards, Auditorium, Culture/Recreation, District Court, Elections, Grants, Fire Departments, and Judicial County Court.

The Goliad Independent School District is holding an election concerning the issuance of bonds. Proposition A is for bonds not exceeding $38,000,000 for school facilities and sites. Proposition B is for bonds not exceeding $35,000,000 for a new middle school campus and sites. The election will be held on May 7, 2022, with early voting available. Information on voting locations, dates, and times is provided.