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Manitowoc County codifies oversight committee review in budget ordinance; supervisors urged to present amendments early
Summary
County staff reviewed a late-2024 ordinance amendment that clarifies committee roles in the budget process, requires oversight-committee review of departmental budgets, and sets an Oct. 27 public hearing and Nov. 4 deliberation and vote schedule.
County staff reviewed a late-2024 amendment to the Manitowoc County budget ordinance that clarifies the review and amendment process for the annual budget and emphasizes that oversight committees should meet to consider departmental budgets before proposed amendments reach the full board.
Why it matters: The ordinance language — which staff said intentionally uses the word “shall” — was described as a way to ensure that departmental budgets are considered by the appropriate standing committees (for example, public safety for sheriff-related items and personnel for staffing items) before the finance committee and the full county board act. Staff urged supervisors to bring draft amendments to committees early so the finance committee can consider them before the public hearing.
What staff told supervisors
• Committee routing and oversight: The county board…
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