San Benito County making strides to overcome budget deficit

San Benito County making strides to overcome budget deficit

SAN BENITO COUNTY, Calif. (KION) - San Benito County is taking steps to overcome a large deficit. When budget discussions began in April, the county faced a shortfall of over 6 million; now, more cuts are needed. The board stated revenue sources have not kept up with rising expenses, especially on staff pay increases. A major strategy to cut costs is a new vacancy budget. That means there would be cuts made to all unfunded vacant positions, leav…