AS THE BUDGET PROCESS CONTINUES FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY, DEPARTMENTS THIS YEAR ARE ONCE AGAIN BEING ASKED TO CUT BACK ON THEIR SPENDING. SHIRLEY RAGIN, THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR FINANCE, SAYS THEY DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR.
RAGIN SAYS FOR THE FY 2015 THEY HAVE CLOSE TO 10-MILLION DOLLARS IN DEPARTMENTAL SAVINGS … SAVINGS CREATED IN PART BY NOT FILLING JOB POSITIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL HOLD A BUDGET HEARING TUESDAY AT 1:30 PM …BUT RAGIN SAYS FINAL ACTION WON’T BE TAKEN UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
