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County auditor: office could close and layoffs possible without roughly $292,000
Summary
At a Trumbull County special budget meeting, the county auditor warned the office may close and that layoffs could follow by Oct. 1, 2025, unless the board provides roughly $292,277.78 to cover payroll and operating shortfalls. Commissioners discussed options including partial funding, reserves and further review at the budget commission meeting.
Trumbull County held a special budget meeting that centered on growing shortfalls in department budgets and a warning from the county auditor that her office faces closure and layoffs without additional funding.
The county auditor (name not specified) told commissioners that the auditor's office needs $292,277.78 to remain open and continue mandated services. "The $292,277.78 is needed to keep the auditor's office open and to continue both mandated services it provides as well as support it bridal for other services," the auditor said. She warned bluntly of a deadline if the shortfall is not addressed: "If nothing changes, all my employees will be laid off 10/01/2025." The auditor said the county would also lose revenue if the office closed, estimating a loss of about $575,000 in conveyance fees.
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