Council pushes back on commissioners' $300K contractual-services budget, asks for cuts
Commissioners' requested budget included a large contractual-services block that councilors scrutinized, noting consultant contracts (Augusta Consulting, others) and central-dispatch uncertainties; council trimmed some contractual lines and deferred final central-dispatch personnel numbers pending additional detail.
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Commissioner representatives presented the commissioners' proposed budget, noting it was roughly $1 million higher than last year largely because of an elevated contractual-services request and an uncertain central-dispatch contribution. "Former Commissioner Middlesworth is the one that put our budget together," a commissioner said while introducing the package and explaining changes to janitorial, contractual, and personnel lines.
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