Marion County Official: Cuts Needed To Avoid Layoffs

MARION, Ohio—The Marion County Commissioners Office is planning to take 10 furlough days to meet the 6 percent budget cut they mandated to all county departments under the general fund. 

A letter was distributed to department heads Monday, citing projected general fund revenues of $14.3 million—$1.1 million less than expected. 

County Administrator Lenora Mayes says money brought in from the county sales tax is down, and is a major source of the dwindling fund. 

Mayes says most of the impact will be on employee salaries, likely resulting in furloughs. 

Mayes says court services, the sheriff’s office and the engineer’s office are several of 15 departments affected. 

She says people will experience slower service, but they’re trying to stagger days off to minimize the issue. 

The departments have until June 9 to decide how they will make the cuts.

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