Daniel Prince
Council should have better projected revenue figures as they try and trim budget
The Union County Council will hold another budget work session today at 3:30 p.m. in the Law Library at the Union County Courthouse. They will be discussing funding for the fiscal year 2022-2023. The public is invited to attend. At their last meeting, they were using revenue figures from the most recently completed audit, which was around $19 million. At this meeting, they should have a better grasp on projected revenue figures for the coming year. They whittled the projected deficit at the previous meeting from $2.3 million to around $1.8 million after going through personnel and capital requests. The increased expenditures are largely due to inflationary concerns, higher insurance rates, and the cost-of-living increases and step increases for county employees. The budget has already received two readings. The third and final reading will come during the regular June meeting.