From the Elkhart Truth:
Elkhart County has finalized its spending plan for 2013, including slightly more than $2 million in reductions to the budget.
After three weeks of meetings, the Elkhart County Council voted Friday to approve a $79.6 million budget that covers expenses for the county’s departments and services. The budget was balanced using $800,000 in rainy day funds and $1 million in money from the Economic Development Income Tax, which is primarily set aside for road maintenance.
The council was able to get by without laying off county employees, but seven positions that are vacant will remain unfilled in 2013. This will save the county $275,686 next year.
The council had two additions to the budget adding up to roughly $22,000. The board added a new meeting in March to its calendar and will receive about $9,000 for the seven council members. Another $13,000 was added into the budget for a code enforcement position that will be contracted out.
See the full list of cuts here:
http://www.etruth.com/article/20120929/NEWS01/709299989
