The Monroe County Council passed a budget for 2013 that council members unanimously praised, even though Republican council member Marty Hawk voted against it.
All county employees will get a $1,000 cost of living raise, and the county sheriff will get one more deputy.
The council approved expenditures from its general fund totaling $29,603,950, while projected revenues are $29,328,158. That’s a difference of $275,792, but by the end of 2013, that red number is likely to turn black or close to it because of reversions — expenditures that were appropriated for 2012 but not spent during the year.
“We sure would like to see zeroes, but $275,000 is pretty darned close to operating in the black, especially if you consider likely reversions,” said council member Ryan Langley, a Republican.
“It’s a deficit on paper, but what it says on paper doesn’t reflect reality,” he said.
“With anticipated reversions, it isn’t a budget deficit at all,” said Democrat Rick Dietz.
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See the details of the budget here:
