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  Ignorance or Arrogance or Both? Yesterday at the Aransas County Commissioner’s Court meeting, the Navigation District had an Agenda item for the Court to approve its budget as is their legal requirement.   What Harbor Master Keith Barrett attempted to present had no supporting documentation including the prior year’s results nor the year-to-date numbers comparing actuals to budget.   That is their MO and has been for years.   When questioned, Mr. Barrett’s response was that his office was small and does not have the ability to provide that on short notice.   What a crock!   ALL OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES , Town of Fulton, City of Rockport, Aransas County Appraisal District, Aransas County and Aransas County Independent School District produce monthly budget and financial reports for their elected officials and the public to review and study.   Every governmental agency that is except the Navigation District.   Theirs is a conscious decision...

    The following I asked Commissioner Pat Rousseau to read at the Commissioner’s Court session Monday September 12, 2022.  I was unable to attend in person.   This meeting has an agenda item to consider the approval of the Navigation District’s Budget which is this Court’s responsibility.  The document prepared for your approval by the District is completely devoid of any analysis of the prior year’s actuals to budget or the year before that.  In fact, at no time in the last 3 years did they compare their actual results to their budget.  I submitted a Freedom of Information Act request in March of this year to the District.  Among other specific requests, I asked for their study or comparison of the actuals to budget.  They were unable to provide it because they don’t do it.  Meeting Minutes posted on their website do not mention the word budget in the 27 months of information I requested except for May of 2021 where $100,000 was added ...