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Commissioners set department budget meetings; staff to schedule 30-minute sessions starting May 30
Summary
County staff circulated budget-request forms and commissioners agreed to begin departmental budget meetings as early as May 30, with standard 30-minute slots and flexibility for longer presentations.
Crawford County commissioners directed staff on May 9 to begin scheduling departmental budget meetings for the coming fiscal cycle, with initial sessions starting the week of May 30.
Why it matters: Early scheduling aims to streamline the county budget review and give department heads time to present needs before fiscal deadlines.
County finance staff said department-request forms were distributed and should be returned in about two weeks; commissioners asked that meetings be scheduled in 30-minute slots, with longer slots available for departments that need extra time.
Rainey (staff) prepared a scheduling spreadsheet; commissioners agreed to begin meetings at 9 a.m. on May 30 and to adjust timing as needed. The commission also discussed availability constraints and asked staff to coordinate on suitable dates.
No budget amounts or department requests were discussed during the May 9 meeting; the item establishes the schedule and procedure for upcoming budget hearings.
