Mason County workshop sets $2 million target to close midyear budget gap
Commissioners at a Mason County budget workshop identified a projected $8.24 million shortfall for the current fiscal year and agreed on a working goal to seek $2,000,000 in current-year savings while asking staff to explore furloughs, use of restricted funds and voter-approved tax options under recent state law.
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Chair (S3) opened a budget workshop by telling colleagues the meeting’s purpose was to "define what the problem is and define the parameters for what we're going to try and do." The group focused immediately on packet figures showing revenue and expenditures through May 31.
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