Department heads in Ellis County have managed to cut 1.5 percent from their 2020 budgets so far, the first steps in helping avert a future county budget crisis.
Ellis County Commissioners previously asked every department head to make the cuts, with the goal being to cut $2 million out of the budget.
County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes presented the first round of proposed budgets to the Ellis County Commissioners during their regular meeting Monday evening at the Ellis County Administrative Center, 718 Main.
“Obviously this is just the start, this is the tip of the iceberg, for what we need to get taken care of,” said County Commissioner Dustin Roths. “I think I can speak for my fellow commissioners when I say we’re not willing to watch this thing go bankrupt. We’re going to do what we need to do.”
With a 1.5 percent cut, General Fund expenditures for 2020 would be $1.86 million more than revenues.
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