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Barnwell County leaders ask for line-item cuts, form committee to review Gail Reyes Center budget
Summary
At a May 4 special called meeting, Barnwell County leaders pressed for a budget showing specific line-item cuts and formed a council committee, chaired by Councilman Cruz, to review the Gail Reyes Center budget. Administrator Riley presented the budget review; dollar amounts were not specified in the transcript.
Barnwell County Council on May 4 asked Administrator Riley to produce a revised budget that shows exactly where proposed cuts would come from and encouraged departments to identify their own reductions.
Chairman Freddie L. Houston Sr. pressed for specificity during a budget review presented by Administrator Riley, saying the council needs a version “showing what and where items are cut.” He also instructed staff to consider all funding sources, noting that the Capital Sales Tax will not be used for operations. The transcript does not record any dollar amounts or line-item totals; funding figures were not specified.
To focus review of one program, Houston said he will form a committee to review the Gail Reyes Center budget and asked for volunteers; Councilman Cruz accepted the role of committee chair. The committee assignment was announced during the meeting but no formal motion or charter for the committee is recorded in the transcript.
The council discussed scheduling and process changes tied to the budget timeline but did not adopt any budget decisions at the meeting. The record shows the Council entered executive session later in the evening to discuss personnel matters and returned with no formal actions recorded.
