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Budget concerns surface as commissioners approve consent agenda; EMS administrative position added
Summary
Commissioner Show urged a roughly 4‑cent tax‑rate reduction amid concerns about rising personnel and general‑fund costs; the board approved the consent agenda including several proclamations, budget amendments and creation of an EMS administrative assistant position funded from fund balance.
A broad budget debate surfaced during Davie County’s April meeting as one commissioner urged a tax‑rate cut and others pressed for care in approving recurring personnel costs, while the board approved a multi‑item consent agenda that included a new EMS administrative position.
Commissioner Show delivered an extended statement reviewing five‑year expenditure increases in the general fund and rising personnel costs. He said the county’s revaluation increased revenue available from…
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