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Hamilton County adopts $35M in cuts and transfers to stabilize children's services levy; debate continues over ballot timing
Summary
Hamilton County commissioners approved By-Leave 3, a package of transfers and spending reductions intended to prevent a projected negative fund balance in the children's services levy, while commissioners debated whether to pursue a May or November levy and called for more taxpayer education and alternatives to property-tax funding.
Hamilton County commissioners voted to adopt a budget adjustment package on Jan. 29 designed to preserve solvency in the county's children's services levy through 2026.
County administration told the board that Job and Family Services (JFS) had identified a projected negative fund balance and recommended roughly $35,000,000 in transfers and spending reductions to ensure funds remain available for mandated out-of-home care and treatment services. County Administrator Jeff Alito said the measures are intended to "preserve a positive fund balance at the end of the year while ensuring sufficient dollars for the ongoing care" of children entering county custody.
The board's action adopted those transfers and reductions (the item recorded on the agenda as By-Leave 3). In a roll-call vote the commission recorded…
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