New Hendry County Budget A Possible $76 Million - One Meeting To Go To Finalize
CLEWISTON, FL. -- The Hendry County Board of County Commissioners met on September 3 in Clewiston to tentatively adopt the fiscal year 2009-2010 budget. The tentative budget is $76,077,313, down from the last fiscal year budget of $87 million and the previous fiscal year of $95 million.
The Commissioners had been looking for a 9.75% decrease in the budget across the board from both the general fund and from the constitutional officers to account for the 9.75% reduction in property values countywide. The Commissioners also wanted taxpayers to get the tax cut to which they�re entitled in these difficult economic times.
Hendry county employees this year will be taking on a greater share of the costs for their insurance benefits to help cut costs. The employees will have an opportunity to choose to keep their current benefit level at an additional out of pocket expense, dependent upon the type of coverage chosen.
The Commissioners conveyed their appreciation for the excellent job staff did in restoring the $2.7 million the Commissioners borrowed from the Disaster Relief fund used to balance the FY 2008-2009 budget. The tentative 2009-2010 budget will also be balanced by temporarily borrowing $367,481 from the Disaster Relief fund. County administrative staff will be working throughout the next fiscal year to make it whole, as was done in the current fiscal year.
The second and final public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget is scheduled for September 22nd at 5:15 p.m. in the Hendry County Courthouse in LaBelle. For further information call 863-675-5264.
Funny, they want the poor workers that get little to no pay to shoulder the cost of all the cut backs while the admin gets millions to squander on trips and perks.
ReplyDeleteWake up people, until you demand your commissioner to work the same 40 hour week they demand of the general staff, you will only get what they want you to have. We are paying the administration of this county full time salaries for part time work, not even part time, they work less than 10 hours a week and get more than most of the general staff for 40 hours +!!!! IT IS NOT RITE!!!
THROW THEM OUT!
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