Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., announced today that he will hold his 4th annual budget preview meeting on Thursday, April 8th beginning at 7:00 P.M. in the Flanders Rooms of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. As always, the public is invited and encouraged to attend.
Mr. Pollitt said, “The current Fiscal Year 2010 operating budget is $120.7 Million. That is $8.8 Million below the budget for FY 2009 and $11.3 Million below the first budget I proposed for FY 2008. Due to a drastic decrease in property and income tax revenue as well as in state funding, I am estimating that this year’s proposal will be significantly lower, probably somewhere around $110 Million. The major portion of the county budget is dedicated to education and public safety.”
“The budget for next year is still evolving,” continued Pollitt, “and I am eager to share the progress thus far with our citizens at the meeting on April 8th. We have many challenges in front of us and we need to move forward together.”
Mr. Pollitt will submit his proposed budget to the Wicomico County Council on or before April 15th
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Mr. Pollitt-
ReplyDeletePlease justify -- in serious terms -- why you need to have a "public information officer" on your staff?
Mr. Pollitt, You can't pay County employees more then you can afford. I know you want to make everyone happy, but you can't pay out what you don't have coming in. And, you don't have, what you think you have coming in. You should take some Business classes at SU.
ReplyDeleteI think a public information officer is a good idea and a needed position. There are lots of concerned citizens who want to learn about their county and want the best and most correct information available.
ReplyDeleteFrom my understanding, the County Employees have not gotten pay raises in a few years and are on furlough days. The one who mentioned that previously needs to be more informed before speaking.
ReplyDeleteI do have a question about what these people do that complain about pay and aren't informed?