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Commissioners push departments to use attrition, prioritize mandatory services to close budget gap
Summary
At a July 21 strategic planning meeting, commissioners and managers discussed using attrition, vacancy reviews and service-level reductions to reduce labor costs and align spending with flat revenues; several departments reported position eliminations and reclassifications.
Spokane County commissioners told department managers July 21 to prioritize mandatory services and use attrition and vacancy reviews to reduce labor costs as part of plans to close a projected budget shortfall.
Why it matters: labor is the county's largest expense and departments collectively must balance cutting costs without undermining statutorily required services.
Commissioner Burrows emphasized aligning service levels to available revenues and identifying "must dos" versus "nice dos." He urged early action on vacancies, saying the earlier…
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