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Lebanon council approves preliminary budget with $315,000 reduction, warns staff cuts possible
Summary
Lebanon's council moved Tuesday to publish a preliminary budget reduced by about $315,000 to balance accounts ahead of an April public hearing, amid repeated warnings from residents and staff that personnel cuts and service impacts could follow.
The Lebanon City Council voted to publish a preliminary budget reduced by $315,000 and split across departments for public inspection, council members said, after weeks of warnings from staff and residents about the city's deteriorating cash position.
Treasurer Jessica (speaker 18) told the council that the city's general-fund borrowing will likely be required for payroll in April and again in May, and that the account used for short-term borrowing is down to roughly $140,000. "Every week that we drag this out is making it worse," she said, urging faster action so employees could know the likely outcome.
The motion approved on a roll call vote directed staff to publish a preliminary balanced budget that reduces expenditures by about…
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