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County manager announces headcount reductions; treasurer reports $3.5M drop in general fund balance
Summary
County Manager Tim Hunt said Lewis County reduced roughly 13.5 full‑time equivalent positions through attrition and careful review, and County Treasurer Eric Virkler reported a $3.5 million decrease in the general fund balance from 2023 to 2024 driven largely by an operational deficit and higher Medicaid supplement payments.
Lewis County officials briefed the Board of Legislators on staffing adjustments and audited financial results.
County Manager Tim Hunt told the board that the county has reduced its full‑time equivalent headcount by about 13.5 positions through attrition and reorganization rather than layoffs. “We are down 13 and a half full time equivalent positions just through that process without terminating anybody,” Hunt said, and listed departments with reductions including highway, forestry and parks,…
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