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a resolution to balance the budget. Personally I don’t think I need to sign a resolution to adhere to this.”
‘‘The intent of this,” Col. Bingham said. “We go through three months of agony. I think we should give definitive guidance to department heads and the schools, so when they come in, we don’t have to. We have to set the tone before they start thinking.”
Piedmont District representative Charles K. “Rete” Estes said, “The chairman isn’t goinjflp tie his hands before the budget hearings.”
“You’re making this personal,” Col. Bingham said. “It’s not meant to be personal.”
County clerk Diane Bruce said, “Those of us with salaries set by the state compensation board have already gotten letters saying there will be no cost of living increase.”
Mr. McCarthy said he had sent letters to department heads asking them to hold the line on spending. “Of course, any capital expense has to be justified. The
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