Weeks ago, our Lisa Halverstadt revealed that Democratic county supervisors’ affirmative vote to change the county’s reserve policy would trigger bonuses for county employees.
County officials initially expected to dip into reserve funds for what turned out to be nearly $25 million in bonuses. A lack of support from either of the county board’s two Republicans changed that plan.
Now Halverstadt reveals that county bureaucrats are planning to rely on department budgets to back the bonuses at a time when the county is facing other budget uncertainties tied to federal cuts…