Cobb County’s proposed general fund budget for fiscal 2012 is expected to be about $4 million more than the current $317 million budget that was revised in April, the county’s finance director said Monday.
On Tuesday, Commissioners will get a look at the spending proposal for the next fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The $321.7 million proposal is $6.3 million less than the $328 million 2011 budget that was adopted last year, but commissioners had to implement five furlough days and other budget cuts in April to close a $27 million budget gap. The proposed 2012 budget includes no furlough days or layoffs, but does include some fee increases and service reductions.
The general fund, that includes most of the county’s spending and personnel costs, is part of Cobb’s total budget, which includes other items such as the water system and hotel/motel funds. The total proposed budget for next year is $723 million. The adopted budget for the current year was $720.6 million.
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