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Beaufort County treasurer asks council to approve FY2027 budget as litigation and software problems strain office
Summary
County Treasurer Maria Walls presented a FY2027 budget request and warned that unclear personnel authority and ongoing litigation have strained operations; she said nearly $700,000 in county legal fees has been spent on a dispute about roughly $73,000 in recommended compensation adjustments and urged clearer oversight and timely decisions.
County Treasurer Maria Walls told Beaufort County Council on April 27 that her office’s FY2027 budget request is intended to stabilize operations amid ongoing litigation, an unfinished software rollout and staffing shortfalls. "We now have a situation where a policy was presented to you one way and is now being described in another," Walls said, describing testimony she said county officials gave under oath that they do not have authority to enforce the county personnel handbook on the treasurer’s office.
Walls said the litigation stems from a directive to provide roughly $73,000 in compensation across 25 employees and…
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