LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Supervisors Cut Budget but Huge Gap Remains
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday cut another $2.7 million from its current budget, but still is a long way from closing a $600-million gap between revenue and outlays.
The board also lifted the so-called “hard-core” hiring freeze that has been in place since last month. The supervisors cut $25.4 million from the $14.5-billion budget last Thursday. That was far short of its immediate goal of paring $53 million in spending from the fiscal 1994-95 budget.
The meeting started Tuesday with Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky proposing that the county make about $5 million in cuts. But by day’s end, the supervisors had shaved only $2.7 million.
Yaroslavsky said he is concerned that the board is having such difficulty reaching its $53-million goal, especially because the gap that must be closed is so large.
Chief Administrative Officer Sally Reed has told the board to cut $53 million from the general fund spending plan.
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