County budget season blueprint gets closer look
“I just want to make sure that we have enough time to see the proposed budget prior to it being presented to the entire public,” said Edmund Ford Jr., seen here in 2016. “I don’t want to see stuff being modified or taken out.” (Daily Memphian file)
Budget committee chairman Edmund Ford Jr. amended his resolution to stick with the county’s policy of keeping its financial reserves at 20% of general fund revenues. He has suggested a 15% to 20% guideline.
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