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Eaton County holds special budget meeting as department leaders outline cuts and impacts
Summary
Elected officials, department heads and outside partners spoke at a special Eaton County budget meeting about proposed cuts, describing staff reductions and service losses if the board adopts preliminary recommendations. Commissioners adopted a procedural motion and heard public comment urging retention of treatment courts and other programs.
Eaton County commissioners met in a special budget session to hear presentations from elected officials, department directors and external partners about the impacts of the board's preliminary budget-reduction recommendations.
Chairman Ted Mott opened the meeting with procedural guidelines and asked departments to keep presentations focused and brief. The board adopted a procedural motion to proceed with the agenda; the motion was recorded as carrying. Limited public comment followed, including a lengthy statement from Steve Segrist urging continued county support for community corrections and treatment courts.
The meeting was organized as a series of…
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