Add in $140 million in unfunded retiree funds!-----Muskegon County passes budget with $627K shortfall, removes several positions

Muskegon County passes budget with $627K shortfall, removes several positions | MLive.com
"MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI -- Muskegon County officials are tapping into the county's savings for a third year in a row to try to make ends meet.
The Muskegon County Board of Commissioners passed the 2017 budget Tuesday, Sept. 27 with a $627,626 shortfall.
Even with 16 county positions removed, 12 more positions left vacant and three people laid off, county officials were not able to balance expenditures and revenues. 
Of those 16 positions, seven are seasonal marine officers for the Sheriff's Office.
...The budget for fiscal year 2017 goes into effect Saturday, Oct. 1.
Dick said the county anticipates another shortfall, this time an amount of $1.1 million, to be drawn from the reserves when the current fiscal year comes to a close Friday..."