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Benton County supervisors agree to 2.5% cuts after $6 million revenue shortfall
Summary
Supervisors discussed a roughly $6 million projected shortfall and asked departments to trim non-wage service spending by 2.5% this fiscal year, with revised numbers due ahead of the budget hearing.
The Benton County Board of Supervisors said the county faces roughly a $6,000,000 shortfall in available revenue and directed departments to reduce service spending by 2.5% for the current fiscal year.
Supervisors held the discussion during a regular meeting in which several department heads described where cuts would fall and asked for clarity about timing. “We're about $6,000,000 short from the revenue coming in compared to what we could actually spend,” Supervisor Tippett said.
The board framed the 2.5% figure as a shared, across-the-board reduction that would not affect wages or…
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