A new budget was approved and the annual financial audit presented Thursday morning during the quarterly meeting of the Dawson County Central Appraisal District’s board of directors.The budget for the 2023 fiscal year totals $789,039, which is an increase of $18,323 from the budget for the current fiscal year.Board member John Farris expressed concern that the 5-percent pay increases in the new budget for the district’s five employees “... seems a little high to me.”Erma Almos, the district’s bookkeeper, said those raises are partially due to the big increase this year in the cost of living. She also noted that ...