If you work for a county or city, prepare for tough times!-----Nearly 20 jobs cut to fix Montcalm Co. budget crisis

Nearly 20 jobs cut to fix Montcalm Co. budget crisis | Fox17:
"MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. - Commissioners in Montcalm County are cutting nearly 20 jobs in hopes of solving a looming county-wide budget crisis.
Monday, commissioners voted on a new budget meant to get them back on track.
$1.5 Million dollars in cuts are needed in order to meet their bottom line, which means roughly 20 people will lose their jobs in order to balance a budget with a general fund that's been operating in the red for the past 8 years.
...The cuts come after revelations that expenses for the county had been outpacing revenue by an average of $2 million annually since 2012.
It's something commissioners say won't happen again.
"This didn’t all fall on the controller's office, there were checks and balances that weren’t in place," said Commissioner Patrick Carr.
"I’m confident that we’ve got the right people in place, the right protocols that we’ve adopted that this won’t happen again."...