Jefferson: County considers budget deficit adjustments
Published 12:01 am Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Jefferson County commissioners are weighing midyear budget cuts and a hiring freeze as the county’s revenue position worsens amid a slowing state economy
Two months after the county’s 2002 budget was adopted, a county budget committee recommended Monday that more than $400,000 in additional cuts be made this year to the $12.1 million general fund budget.
“It appears that our budget deficit will be considerably worse than projected,” Jefferson County Central Services Director Gary Rowe told commissioners.
“We’re talking about a significant shortfall.”
Commissioners could take action as soon as this afternoon to shore up the budget.
Recommended cuts include a hiring freeze, salary and benefit reductions for county employees, and a midyear belt tightening that would include anywhere from 5 to 25 percent cuts in such areas as training, equipment supplies and professional services.
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