Articles tagged: county budget
County budget: Commissioners want more power in determining how $7M in cuts will be made
Posted: May 17, 2013As Washtenaw County moves forward in developing its first four-year budget that requires nearly $7 million in structural cuts, several members of the Board of Commissioners expressed a desire for more power in the process during a Thursday budget retreat. Read more »
Board of Commissioners evaluates budget priorities as it faces nearly $7M needed in cuts
Posted: May 16, 2013Facing nearly $7 million in structural budget cuts needed over the next four years, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Thursday night to establish its service priorities. Read more »
Washtenaw County commissioners postpone discussion on $345M bond issue
Posted: May 16, 2013The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners pulled a resolution from its Ways and Means agenda Wednesday night that would have been the first step to issuing a $345 million bond for long-term retiree benefit liabilities. Read more »
Washtenaw County considers borrowing unprecedented $345M to cover its retiree benefits
Posted: May 03, 2013In order to cover $148 million in long-term debt from retiree health benefit costs for its employees, Washtenaw County is considering borrowing about $345 million that it would pay back over the next 25 years. Read more »
Washtenaw County commissioner accuses board of trying to keep public out of budget meeting
Posted: May 02, 2013As the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners moves forward in its process to cut millions of dollars out of its operations in its budget process this year, one of its members accused the body of trying to keep the public out of the process. Read more »
Rising property values contribute extra $2.3M to Washtenaw County coffers
Posted: Apr 18, 2013Greater than anticipated property value increases in 2013 for Washtenaw County resulted in $2.3 million in additional money from property taxes for the county's general fund. Read more »
2012 results in unexpected budget surplus for Washtenaw County
Posted: Mar 22, 2013Washtenaw County ended 2012 with a budget surplus that the staff wasn't expecting, meaning it will have more in its money to work with in the next budget cycle. Read more »
Washtenaw County approves 10-year union contracts one week before right-to-work implementation
Posted: Mar 21, 2013In an unprecedented chain of events, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved 10-year-long contracts with five of its unions Wednesday night one week before Michigan's new right-to-work law takes effect. Read more »
Commissioners may consider road tax for Washtenaw County
Posted: Mar 08, 2013A countywide tax to fund road improvements and the consolidation of the Washtenaw County Road Commission are likely up for debate this spring as the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners begins its budget planning process. Read more »
Union contract talks begin after Washtenaw County formally condemns right to work
Posted: Feb 21, 2013With no discussion Wednesday night, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution instructing administrators to promptly begin union contract negotiations ahead of schedule in an effort to avoid the immediate effects of Michigan's new right-to-work law. Read more »
Washtenaw County to make $3.9M in budget cuts for 2014
Posted: Jan 17, 2013While Gov. Rick Snyder was giving his State of the State address Wednesday night, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners received a report on a $3.9 million structural budget deficit it may face in 2014. Read more »
Ones to watch 2013: Q&A with Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi on the budget, affordable housing and the RTA
Posted: Jan 01, 2013As a 24-year-old entering his second term on the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, is a strong contender to be chosen as the chairman when the new session begins in 2013. ... Read more »
One year after heavy cuts, Washtenaw County gives its employees bonuses
Posted: Dec 06, 2012About a year after the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners cut budgets in a number of departments, it approved a 1.5 percent one-time bonus for county employees Wednesday night during its last meeting of the ... Read more »
Delayed police dispatch consolidation costs Washtenaw County until Ann Arbor payments start
Posted: May 18, 2012Washtenaw County and Ann Arbor will consolidate emergency responder dispatch services this July - but that's six months behind the targeted start date set during budgeting. Now the county is paying toward an agreement that ... Read more »
First quarter budget report: Washtenaw County's carryover surplus dwindling by $1.6 million
Posted: May 17, 2012Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel asked the Board of Commissioners to “stay the course” when it came to conservative spending in the 2012 fiscal year, after a first quarter budget report given Wednesday night showed ... Read more »
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