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County revenue official warns of service delays, possible furloughs and urges use tax; asks for $200,000 to hire liquor-license inspectors
Summary
An official from the St. Louis County Department of Revenue told county leaders that budget cuts have left the department understaffed, producing nearly four-month waits for documents and raising the prospect of employee furloughs; he urged placing a use tax on the ballot and requested $200,000 to add two inspectors to enforce illegal video lottery terminals.
An official speaking for the St. Louis County Department of Revenue told the council that budget reductions have left the department unable to meet demand for essential services, that some waits for documents are "almost 4 months," and that furloughs are possible this summer if additional funds are not provided.
The official said the department handles marriage and liquor licenses, deed recording and tax collection, and generates roughly $26,000,000 in fees while receiving only $10,000,000 in appropriations this year. He warned that the shortfall has forced staffing cuts that lengthen wait times for property tax receipts, marriage licenses and documents residents need to apply for the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
"The wait time in county government to receive these documents now are almost 4 months," the official said, adding that the department has been inundated with requests and is "already understaffed." He said that if no additional funding is provided, the Department of Revenue may not have sufficient resources "to meet…
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