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^ In the past, Marion Cour~ty has avoided substantial service reductions <br />when faced with unique liabilities, e.g., Ballot Measure 5($2,650,000) and <br />Ballot Measure 50 ($5,446, 262). During both occurrences, the county was <br />able to balance the budget without serious service impacts. <br />^ Since the early 1980s, the county has spent approximately $500,000 per <br />year for state mandated court costs. The county absorbed these costs <br />without substantial reductions in county programs and services. Within <br />this context, and with two years lead time to plan for the impacts of <br />moving to the anticipated Courthouse Square building, the county's <br />budget process will be in a sound position to prevent service reductions. <br />^ The county administrator has identified several revenue enhancement <br />streams to ensure that the county will meet its general fund expenditure <br />obligations of $235,569 in the 200I2001 fiscal year. <br />Therefore, we have confidence in the county administrator's analysis that the Courthouse <br />Square project is economically feasible. We do not believe that costs attributed to the new <br />building will "substantially hurt" existing county programs. <br />Commissioners: <br />. ~ . <br />~-~ ;:Jl~z <<~- <br />Mary Pe ' e Chair <br />l~ , ~ / i <br />Randy Franke <br />Don Wyant Jr. <br />