By Kristi Reed
With the economy wreaking havoc on Barrow County revenues, department heads are trying to cut expenses as they work to finalize the 2009 budget.
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BY KRISTI REED
The Barrow County Board of Education has given preliminary approval to the proposed $102.1 million fiscal year 2009 budget. [Full Story »]
BY KRISTI REED
The Barrow Citizens’ Partnership for Effective Government (CPEG) held its organizational meeting Sunday, May 18 at The Georgia Club. Approximately 35 people attended. [Full Story »]
BY KRISTI REED
While food and fuel prices are having a dramatic impact on the budgets of American consumers, local government agencies are also dealing with increased costs. [Full Story »]
BY KRISTI REED
The Barrow County Board of Education authorized the expenditure of an additional $310,000 to fund the purchase of five new buses at Thursday night’s called meeting. The buses are in addition to the ten buses approved by the board last week as part of the fiscal year 2009 budget. [Full Story »]
BY KRISTI REED
The Barrow County Board of Education has tentatively approved $1.4 million in additional expenditures for the fiscal year 2009 budget.
Preliminary budget projections indicated Barrow County Schools would face a $2.4 million shortfall in the next fiscal year. With the new budget additions, that deficit will grow to $3.8 million. [Full Story »]
Both the Barrow and Jackson County Boards of Education are considering tapping into reserves to balance their FY09 budgets. While governments often use reserve funds during times of economic stagnation, the Barrow BOE is looking to use one-third of its reserves to cover a projected budget shortfall.
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