The McHenry County Fiscal Year 2011 Budget is not yet finalized, that it is not adopted. This will not take place until the November 16 meeting of the Board.
The final proposed budget was adopted by the Board Tuesday evening and will be on display until the meeting of November 16.
That budget is approximately $6.9 million smaller than the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. As in the past McHenry County is continuing a consistently conservative approach to budgeting.
Developing this budget was particularly difficult for those dealing with the county finances. McHenry County maintains a consistently conservative approach to budgeting and again this year the budget is built on the Fiscal Year 2011 prudent revenue estimates. The County has responded to the reduction in revenues with corresponding reduction in expenses. A great deal of cooperation was received from the various departments in the county government complex.
In total, the County reduced its budget from $248,381,320 for Fiscal Year 2010 to $241,431,558 for Fiscal Year 2011. There are no dramatic cuts in services, but there are cuts in almost all areas of County Government. County Administration has lauded the cooperation received from the department heads in cutting wherever possible, without eliminating necessary services.
During the recent weeks, County staff has proposed additional cuts to a number of departments in the area of overtime. There are now approximately 40 positions that are "frozen" in the coming fiscal year. This means there are 40 fewer positions than were funded in Fiscal Year 2009.
The County has also moved forward with a plan to reduce contributions to a number of groups that have received financial assistance, but has done so in a manner that will not be devastating to any of them.
The Fiscal Year 2011 proposed budget does not include wage increases for any non-union employees and there are also several union groups who are not guaranteed a wage increase for the coming fiscal year.
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