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close of the coining fiscal year. In following accepted economic policy, the board has usually maintained a 5 percent surplus; the projected $300,000 represents an increase to seven percent, according to accountant Wally Cox. “But considering the landfill situation and the school construction project you have coming up, you may want to keep that surplus a little above five percent,” Mr. Cox told the board.
Working from the judge’s bench, the accountant clicked off new totals on his adding machine as the supervisors reviewed budget requests for a final time.
In accordance with rulings from the State Compensation Board, approximately $65,500 was cut from the Sheriffs Department, reflecting denial of requests for additional personnel, including another secretary, jailor, cook and part-time deputies. Mr. Cox noted that the action holds the Sheriffs Department to its cur
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