The Chaffee County Commissioners approved the final version of the 2010 budget with no major revisions from the first draft presented last month.
The two biggest cost-savings in the budget come from a postponement of the county road and bridge department’s chip seal project totaling some $300K and a wage freeze for county employees through 2010. No staff furloughs are anticipated but, according to County Finance and Personnel Director Dan Short, the county will stick to its attrition policy that means longtime employees who retire likely will not be replaced.
Short said the 2010 budget is pretty much a “break-even” budget even though the county will dip into reserves to cover a projected budget shortfall that could near $150,000. The county still has about $11 million in reserves, equal to four to five months operating expenses.
For more details about the 2010 county budget, read the earlier budget story.
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