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Prioritizing revenues
A Hanover Twp. resident had attended Monday’s Butler County Commission meeting. During public comments, he asked the commissioners to prioritize the revenue allocation when the economy takes an upswing.
“When we come out of this, when the recession pulls out and we start building better receipts, I realize a lot of departments will come in asking for that money to make up for that loss,” the man said. “I have a strong belief in prioritizing and upping the road patrol of the (Butler County) Sheriff’s office for the areas they patrol and the safety of the citizens.”
As you know, Sheriff Jones says 92 of his employees were cut in the past two years. With the budget being kept below 2010 expenditures, it’s not certain if more deputies will be cut. The 2011 budget is 2.7 percent below the 2011 final budget, so practically everything has taken a hit.
Now we don’t know when the recession will end and an economic recovery will happen — some say it’s happening now. But when it does happen and Butler County does start to become solvent again, what do you want to see happen with excess revenues?
Or am I a little optimistic to think the county will be solvent again?
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By whatever
January 25, 2011 10:35 AM | Link to this
The longer we go with these 92 positions unfilled the more it looks like maybe they were not needed in the first place. I’m sorry for the ones who lost their jobs — I’m not faulting them. Still, this is an issue where some let their paranoia get the better of them. Is it really all that dangerous in Hanover Township?