After a public hearing detailing multiple line-item and grant increases (TJJD juvenile-probation grants, shoreline restoration state grant $3,038,950, mitigation trust $2,000,000 and other capital funds), the commissioner's court voted to amend the 2026 Calhoun County budget.

Administrator Kelli Scott told the board the amendments address a decline in marijuana tax revenue, higher property tax receipts, increasing jail operating and health-insurance costs, litigation-related expenses, and rising road-maintenance needs; commissioners approved the mid-year amendments by roll call.