County officials began reviewing department budget proposals for the 2014 fiscal year Tuesday morning.
After enduring a $2 million budget shortfall this year that is expected to continue the next few years, County Council members plan scrutinize every department and office budget to find things to cut this budget season, said Council President Tom Shetler.
“It’s going to be hard work,” Shetler said.
But Tuesday morning, a few departments told the Council they’ve made pre-emptive cuts for 2014.
The County Clerk’s Office eliminated a position by not replacing an employee who left the office. It also found a perpetual funding source — money the office receives from court document filing fees — that it can use in its office instead of tax money. Shetler estimates the fund — which until now has sat unused — will save the county $50,000 a year.
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