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DMCo Board Asks Dept.Heads for 5% More in Cuts

By on February 6, 2013
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DES MOINES COUNTY BOARD CHAIR TOM BROEKER TOLD SEVERAL DEPARTMENT HEADS YESTERDAY THAT HE’LL NEED ANOTHER FIVE PERCENT IN BUDGET CUTS TO KEEP THE GENERAL BASIC FUND’S HEAD ABOVE WATER.  BROEKER IS BASING HIS REQUEST ON THE LATEST REPORT FROM BUDGET DIRECTOR CHERYL MCVEY, WHO TOLD SUPERVISORS THAT EVEN WITH A $202,000 BOND ISSUE, THE COUNTY WOULD STILL BE ALMOST $430,000 IN THE RED IN ITS GENERAL BASIC FUND.   WITHOUT THE BOND AND OTHERS LIKE IT EVERY OTHER YEAR TO PAY FOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT, THE GENERAL FUND DEFICIT COULD RISE TO ALMOST $624,000,  IF EVERYTHING IN THE CURRENT BUDGET IS APPROVED.

    


  • Frank

    Good! He should’ve askd for a 50% cut, they’re spending way TOO MUCH!!