BUDGET CUTS

On July 21, Will County Executive Larry Walsh alerted department heads to a $19 million gap between anticipated expenses and anticipated revenues in the Will County budget for Fiscal Year 2010, which begins Dec. 1, 2009.

County Executive Walsh proposed a budget to the County Board on Sept. 17.  The County Board adopted a budget at its Nov. 19 meeting.

My staff and I have worked with the office of the County Executive and the County Board to reduce the Treasurer's budget for Fiscal Year 2010 by these means:

• Reduced overtime
• Reduced temporary summer help
• Reduced education
• Reduced travel
• Reduced payroll

The newly adopted Fiscal Year 2010 budget as well as the budgets for Fiscal Year 2007, Fiscal Year 2008, and Fiscal Year 2009 are available here.