Records and Elections plans modest cuts, seeks permanent coordinator and cross-training to handle elections workload
Benton County clerk presented a proposed records and elections budget focused on maintaining passport, recording and election services amid declining recording revenues; the clerk requested two personnel reclassifications (one transition to deputy director) and described reliance on temporary/seasonal staff for election operations.
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Benton County Records and Elections Director James Morales outlined a proposed 25-27 budget of roughly $3.98 million (current-service-level), citing personnel costs as the primary driver and a decline in recording fee revenues that reduced dedicated funding for the office.
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