The Worcester County Commissioners were presented Wednesday with a balanced budget of $163.5 million, just $304,758 higher than the 2011 budget of $163.2 million. Even so, they cut an additional $99,725 in expenses as they went through the items line by line.
Among the additional cuts were costs for copying, travel, office supplies, dues and subscriptions, prosecution expenses, software maintenance agreements, heating fuel oil and temporary clerical staff.
The savings will go into the stabilization fund, a fund for money that is not allocated to a department. They used some of that money, however, to contribute to nonprofits. They agreed to donate $15,000 to Diakonia with the condition that the town of Ocean City makes the same contribution. They also voted to give $3,000 to the American Red Cross Lower Shore Chapter, but Commissioners Louise Gulyas and Madison Bunting voted against that motion.
In a unanimous vote at the end of the day, the commissioners approved Bunting’s motion to direct the staff to look into the possibility of consolidating some departments as a cost-saving measure.
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