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Commissioners warn of multimillion-dollar shortfall; options include spending cuts, tax increase or fund-balance drawdown
Summary
During the budget workshop, commissioners and staff flagged a roughly $19–20 million gap between current spending requests and target fund balance and discussed three broad options—reduce spending, raise revenue or draw on reserves—without taking formal action.
Commissioners and budget staff warned during the workshop that the combination of department increase requests, new positions and proposed salary adjustments would widen an existing budget gap. One commissioner summarized the choice bluntly: either “go below our target fund balance,” increase tax revenue, or reduce spending. The court did not adopt any of those options at the meeting.
Why it matters: the court must balance recurring personnel costs and capital…
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