Washoe commission concludes budget workshops

Additional workshops to discuss the spending plan were canceled.

A final public hearing on the budget proposal is scheduled for May 17, at which time the board is expected to vote to adopt it.

Departments had requested $12 million in new expenditures over the current budget, but less than $5 million was approved by the county manager Katy Simon.

Simon said the budget for the 1999-2000 fiscal year that begins July 1 represents a less than 2 percent increase over the existing budget.

The proposed budget includes $3.5 million in reserves and an increase in the ending fund balance as a safety net against a downturn in the economy.

The budget includes $14 million for parks, roads and other facilities, as well as $750,000 for planning and site acquisition for a new juvenile detection center to replace the outdated Wittenberg Hall.

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