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Eaton County officials warn of staffing shortages, fiscal strain and push public-safety millage ahead of upcoming ballots
Summary
County leaders — including the comptroller, treasurer, prosecutor and clerk — told commissioners the county faces staffing shortages, reliance on fund balance and reputational pressure from social media; multiple commissioners voiced support for a new public-safety millage.
Eaton County elected officials and administrators used the board meeting to brief commissioners about staffing shortages, audited financial results and the need for a public-safety millage, while the prosecutor publicly criticized social-media attacks on county employees.
Comptroller Sobey told the board the county’s audited financial statements were complete and would be submitted to federal and state audit repositories. She said municipal finance reports and pension/OPEB reporting will be presented next month and that Standard & Poor’s had reduced a district rating from AA to AA-minus because of the county’s reliance on fund balance: "When they look at our fund balance and they consider the fact that we may need to utilize fund balance next year, that's a risk," she said.
Eaton County Treasurer Jeris…
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