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Spokane County reviews budget shifts, adds one‑year juvenile funding and $20,000 for children’s waiting room while holding sales‑tax projection at about 2.2%
Summary
Spokane County commissioners reviewed budget adjustments after an executive session, agreed to add two juvenile positions on a roughly one‑year basis (about $165,000), approved a $20,000 children’s waiting‑room line, discussed a one‑time ~$93,000 share for DEM and used a 2.2% sales‑tax projection to balance the draft budget.
Spokane County commissioners continued a budget workshop after a brief executive session and agreed to several targeted, mostly one‑time funding moves while using a roughly 2.2% sales‑tax projection for next year.
The board was told a recent state assessment added about $99,000 to the county’s revenue picture, which staff said provided a small increase in capacity for balancing. Staff framed detention services as a priority and presented two service packages that included embedded case managers and education programming; commissioners discussed the gross expense figures and the fact that revenue offsets are reflected elsewhere in staff materials.
Commissioners agreed to include two juvenile positions tied to a pilot program — described by staff as embedded case management — estimated at about…
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