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Finance director outlines draft budget, flags admin‑fee reallocation and jail charge increase
Summary
Jennifer, the county finance director, said updated revenue estimates and early adjustments trimmed a projected shortfall from about $2.7 million to roughly $2.4 million; she reviewed property‑tax estimates, explained internal‑services/admin fee allocations (about $5.6 million to be spread across departments), and acknowledged commissioners’ concerns about a steep jump in the jail’s admin fee.
Jennifer, identified in the meeting as Columbia County’s finance director, presented an early draft of next year’s budget and walked commissioners through revenue estimates and proposed internal‑services allocations.
Jennifer said she has reduced the projected shortfall after updated receipts: "I've gotten it down from 2.7 shortfall to 2,400,000.0 shortfall" after more recent revenue estimates and some preliminary reductions in departmental requests. She described property‑tax projections and highlighted that some fourth‑quarter receipts are higher than earlier estimates,…
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