Hawkins County Leaders Have Received Their First Warning To Resolve The Budget Deficit Or Else. State Comptroller Justin Wilson Warned If The Commission Can’t Balance Its Budget By July 1st, The State Will Balance It For Them. For The Past Six Months, County Leaders Have Been Aware Of The Impending 2-Million Dollar Revenue Deficit In The Upcoming 2017-18 Fiscal Year General Fund Budget. The Fiscal Year Begins July 1st And The Deadline For Approval By The State Is August 30th.