ETCOG Board of Directors to Consider $86M Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

The ETCOG Board of Directors will meet this month to consider the largest budget in agency history! The proposed budget totals $86,053,366, reflecting an overall increase of $642,472 compared to the prior year.
Program area revenue totals for the budget this year are:
- Area Agency on Aging - $4,885,886
- Public Safety - $4,363,393
- Transportation - $11,745,053
- Workforce & Economic Development - $64,503,626
- GIS & Regional Technology Solutions - $279,824
- General Fund - $275,584
The FY2026 Budget will serve as the financial guide to help each Division meet its respective performance measures and enable ETCOG to continue its efforts to maximize the use of technology to achieve desired service levels, streamline operational processes, safeguard its data investment, and realize our vision and mission.
Other business items on the agenda include the chair's report on the year's accomplishments, the election of Executive Committee members and officers, and the presentation of the Chairman's Service Award.
The 108th Semi-Annual Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Rusk County Youth Expo Center and Arena in Henderson, Texas. The meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m.
We welcome our members and their guests to register to attend at www.etcog.org/open-meetings.




