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- Macomb Co. Board Closer to Balanced Budget
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Nov 5, 2009Metro Desk
The Macomb County Board of Commissioners is about $6 million away from a balanced budget.
On Wednesday, the commissioners’ budget committee approved cuts to staff in the Circuit Court, the Health Department and other areas totaling $4.5 million. Chairman Paul Gieleghem says the cuts are part of an effort to eliminate a $15.7 million deficit in the 2010 budget.
“What we’ve done so far and what we have been asking every department to do is come up with 8% across the board cuts. We’ve had some fluctuations here and there accounting for certain services… this is in addition to having already reduced the county budget by about 14% between 2006 and 2009.”
Gieleghem says the cuts come as the county faces falling property tax revenues of about 33% over the next three years.
The Macomb County budget must be balanced by December 31st.