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St. Clair County commissioners dispute year‑end fund balance as chair urges clearer public accounting
Summary
At a regular meeting, county leaders debated conflicting fund‑balance figures for fiscal year end and whether reserves could fund projects such as a juvenile detention center or employee pay increases. Chair Kenny Parsons urged clearer, documented figures before spending decisions.
Chair Kenny Parsons opened a lengthy budget discussion at the St. Clair County Commission’s regular meeting, pressing staff to resolve inconsistent fund‑balance figures before the commission makes spending decisions.
Parsons said he received official documents showing different ending fund balances for the same date — figures discussed in the meeting included $36,127,792, $41,610,490.73 and $44,477,334.32 — and asked the CFO to correct and reconcile the records before publication. "I want to be sure Dave gets the right figure he puts…
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