2024-07-09 BudgetBudget Update
July 9, 2024
2 p.m.
Present: Commissioner Brummer, Commissioner Pollock, Commissioner Swope, County Manager Ryan
Barrett, Becky Butler, Matt Jaeger, Tammy Martin
Guest(s): None
Recorder: Rieva Lester
Public comment: None.
2025 budget planning
The commissioners discussed possible plans to:
• Limit expenditures for the General Fund.
• Cap operations at the 2024 approved budget.
• Take a hard line now and add items back as able.
• Hold line to 2024.
• Instruct offices and departments to absorb increases related to COLAs and benefits as well as
interfund rates and operations.
• Direct departments to identify any services that would be reduced.
Matt Jaeger and Josh Metcalf discussed reductions that would be required should their departments be
required to hold the line to 2024.
The commissioners requested staff collect budget impact statements from departments that outline the
effect a 5 percent reduction would have on operations.
The commissioners said they would like to use savings from 911 to supplement the general fund.
2024 budget amendment: Becky briefly discussed the upcoming hearing.
Meeting adjourned at 2:58 p.m.