Commissioner Barrick says administration cuts insufficient, will vote no on millage

During board discussion Sept. 10, Commissioner Janet Barrick said she would not support the tentative millage because she expected more significant administrative cuts.

"I'm not gonna be able to support this because there could have been more cuts in administration," Barrick said. She acknowledged the board took cuts in their own budgets but said the administration should have taken a larger step. Barrick said she would vote no on the millage as presented.

Despite Barrick's stated opposition on that point, the board later adopted the tentative budget package by recorded vote. Barrick's remarks were the clearest expression of dissent on the millage among commissioners at the meeting and were included in the official discussion preceding the board's motion to adopt the tentative budget.