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Franklin County warns of budget pressure after sales-tax shortfall, insurance spike and new caseload mandates
Summary
County officials told commissioners they face roughly a $500,000 sales-tax shortfall and a 55% jump in liability insurance (about $680,000); they also discussed new caseload mandates that may require hiring or contracting additional public defense counsel.
Franklin County officials told commissioners at the Nov. 26 meeting that the county is facing growing budget pressure from lower-than-expected sales-tax receipts and rising insurance and program costs.
Chairman (Speaker 1) said the county discovered it is "over $500,000 behind on our sales tax collection," creating difficulty in setting the…
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