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Hamilton County commissioners scale back proposed travel increase, question commission budget
Summary
During a Hamilton County finance committee budget hearing, commissioners discussed cuts to a proposed increase in their discretionary travel allotment and reviewed changes to the commission’s overall budget, including a reduction of $27,500 from an initial proposal.
Hamilton County commissioners on an undated finance committee hearing debated the size of their discretionary travel allotments and reviewed changes to the commission’s budget, including a staff-proposed reduction that would lower the commission total from $1,178,333 to $1,150,833.
The reduction of $27,500 follows an initial proposed commission budget of $1,178,333, which staff said was about $114,000 higher than the prior year; after the reduction the county staff estimated the budget would be $86,907 above last year. Commissioners also questioned a proposed increase in travel funding that staff had initially tabbed at $20,000 per commissioner and later recommended be staged to $17,500.
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