There has been a lot of press regarding the County Fair. The most important fact for you to know is that there will be a 2010 Fair (August 8-14). It may be a little different because we plan to make it even better.
TO: Department Heads/Elected Officials
FROM: Randy Treacher
RE: 2009 Budget
For the last couple of months, I have requested that you review your 2009 budget status as to both revenues and expenses. Gerard has also been making some projections. Several of you have received e-mails from him containing specific questions. I would ask that you answer him as quickly and completely as possible.
It appears that from our preliminary review, revenues will be about $1 million less than budgeted. This is on top of a large reduction in anticipated property tax revenue made earlier in the year. We do not have a contingency account to deal with this large decrease in revenue.
What can you do? Starting immediately, I am asking that only essential expenditures be made until the end of the year. This includes the use of overtime, casual, and temporary help as a last resort to continue necessary operations. I am anticipating that within two weeks a decision will be made as to the necessity of instituting a temporary (until January) delay in hiring if other costs cannot be reduced.
You have all been cooperative and understanding in our collective efforts to deal with a decreasing budget and I thank you for that. Please double those efforts for the remainder of this year so that we can make it through this most recent challenge.
There has been a lot of press regarding the County Fair. The most important fact for you to know is that there will be a 2010 Fair (August 8-14). It may be a little different because we plan to make it even better.
TO: Department Heads/Elected Officials
FROM: Randy Treacher
RE: 2009 Budget
For the last couple of months, I have requested that you review your 2009 budget status as to both revenues and expenses. Gerard has also been making some projections. Several of you have received e-mails from him containing specific questions. I would ask that you answer him as quickly and completely as possible.
It appears that from our preliminary review, revenues will be about $1 million less than budgeted. This is on top of a large reduction in anticipated property tax revenue made earlier in the year. We do not have a contingency account to deal with this large decrease in revenue.
What can you do? Starting immediately, I am asking that only essential expenditures be made until the end of the year. This includes the use of overtime, casual, and temporary help as a last resort to continue necessary operations. I am anticipating that within two weeks a decision will be made as to the necessity of instituting a temporary (until January) delay in hiring if other costs cannot be reduced.
You have all been cooperative and understanding in our collective efforts to deal with a decreasing budget and I thank you for that. Please double those efforts for the remainder of this year so that we can make it through this most recent challenge.
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