Monmouth Freeholders Introduce $487.35M County Budget
Tax levy in 2012 spending plan will be held at $302,475,000 for third year.
Monmouth County’s proposed 2012 budget will hold a flat tax levy and reduce the overall spending plan by $4,150,000 over last year. The county’s Director of Finance Craig R. Marshall outlined the $487,350,000 million budget during Thursday’s freeholder meeting at the Hall of Records building in Freehold Borough. The governing body introduced the spending plan by a unanimous vote. “We’ve been in cost-saving mode since the beginning of 2008 and made drastic changes in these unprecedented economic times. We’ve continued to provide a high level of service to the taxpayers of this county that they have come to expect,” Marshall said. The county has reduced its workforce and pursued additional revenue streams to combat shrinking ratables, …
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Jeff Rossi
8:58 am on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Perhaps it's time again for the county to inventory all of the take home cars used by county employees and county property rentals to employees. While we're at it, audit golf course perks for employees. I'm sure there is plenty of waste that can be identified. I know the sheriff had done some good work with outsourcing corrections costs. Let's tighten the belt. more ›