Auditor warns of shortfall
DOZENS OF county department heads and representatives of publicly funded county offices packed the Belmont County Commissioners’ office Wednesday afternoon for the county’s budget hearing. Belmont County Auditor Joseph Pappano warned county leaders that a $2 million shortfall could face them by the end of this year, and next year’s budget could be extremely tight as well.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — An ugly picture was painted Wednesday afternoon before a packed house of Belmont County Department heads, who were told by county Auditor Joseph Pappano that general fund receipts could fall more than $2 million short by year’s end. Pappano warned county officials to tighten their belts and hope for improvements to the sluggish economy. Otherwise, he said, county departments will be facing layoffs in the future. The auditor also recommended that a new levy should be considered next year in order to generate money to operate the new Belmont County Jail addition. This week, the county auditor has been conducting budget hearings for cities, villages and other publicly funded entities in the county.
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