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Finance committee flags $1.5 million budget gap; board to add mandated veterans officer and seek full-time public defender
Summary
Finance committee reported continued strong sales tax revenue but declining local use tax, a roughly $1.5 million budget gap, and upcoming resolutions to add a state‑mandated veterans assistance officer and to establish a full-time public defender.
Lee County’s finance committee reported mixed revenue trends and a remaining roughly $1.5 million gap in the draft fiscal-year budget, and the county board intends to add a state‑mandated veterans assistance officer and consider a resolution establishing a full-time public defender.
At the finance committee report, a committee member said sales tax revenue ‘‘continues to be strong’’ while local use tax has declined; staff are…
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