Chairman says county spending is alarming

Data gathered and analyzed by Matthew Durham indicate, in the view of  Oconee’s new council chairman, show county appropriations since 2016 have grown at an alarming rate.  Sustainable budgeting practices are what are needed, Durham writes in his latest newsletter.  Durham says, “The county administrator’s initial recommended budget for FY 23/24 was $67,072,222.  During the Finance Committee meeting last Tuesday I made a motion, which passed 3-2, to direct the county administration to re-develop the budget to less than $65,231,000.  The $65 million represents our ceiling as it corresponds to growth of the county + inflation.”