The Board of Supervisors met for three days last week to hear recommendations by county departments that must pitch in to help close a projected budgetary gap of $5.6 million over the next two years.
The purpose of the hearings, County Administrator Matthew Hymel said, was for the board to review the recommendations—meant to achieve a 5 percent across-the-board spending reduction—before approving a balanced 2018-2019 budget in June. This is the first time in five…