The reduced budget is due mainly to the completion of several capital projects and the end of pandemic-era and other state and federal grants.
Among the county's strategies to shore up funding for critical programs amid the deficit is spending funds from Measure K, a local sales tax.
I'm not interested in asking taxpayers for more money," Mueller said. "Our taxpayers are feeling it (economic struggles) now more than ever.
County Executive Mike Callagy said his office will do its best to spend resources carefully, trying to avoid layoffs and navigating the fiscal challenges ahead.
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