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Finance director warns of tight budget; chair proposes reduced courthouse public hours to ease staff strain
Summary
Eaton County finance director reported FY 2023–24 revenues and expenditures and highlighted lingering budget pressures; Chair Matt Mott proposed changing administrative‑wing public hours to help understaffed departments manage workloads, a proposal the committee moved to the full board.
Finance Director Melissa presented preliminary FY 2023–24 projections and a first‑quarter FY 2024–25 update at the Feb. 14 Ways and Means meeting, telling commissioners the county's revenues exceeded estimates while expenditures were substantially under budget, primarily because of position savings and delayed projects.
"Our revenues were approximately $150,000 higher than we expected," Melissa said, while noting the county had budgeted to use fund balance in FY24–25; the controller's projection showed an unrestricted ending fund balance lower than it would be without planned use of reserves. Melissa also reported the county's health insurance fund finished calendar year 2024 with an estimated negative balance of about $116,000, subject to a pending quarterly settlement…
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