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Friday, July 10, 2009
Elected leaders will meet with commissioners to talk budget
XENIA — Greene County elected office holders will confront the county commissioners July 28 over recent budget cuts and other expenses that have forced layoffs and other spending reductions.
Twelve elected officials including including Sheriff Gene Fischer, Prosecutor Stephen K. Haller, Auditor Luwanna Delaney and Common Pleas Court Judges requested the special appearance at a commission meeting in a letter mailed July 1.
Terri Mazur, clerk of courts, wrote in the letter that the officials wanted to discuss the budget which was reduced 5.5 percent across the board this year because of reduced revenues.
In addition to those cuts Mauzer said, commissioners have saddled other elected offices with even more expenses the commissioners would normally cover. Those expenses include an extra pay period, deferred retirement account payments and increased health insurance premiums. “How can they say, ‘Here’s you’re money and by the way, we’re not funding these large items,” Mauzer said.
Officials also want to discuss the county’s $2 million budget stabilization, or “Rainy Day Fund,” commissioners have said they will not dip into this year.
Howard Poston, county administrator, said he and the commissioners believe the fund should only be tapped as a last resort. “Many economist believe next year will be worse than this year,” he said. Commissioners have moved their regular meeting time to 8:30 a.m., half an hour earlier than usual, to give the elected leaders enough time to talk, Poston said.
