There are 11 article(s) tagged Mathilde Crosby:

• October 2021

  • Crosby leaves as county finance director after two tumultuous budget seasons

    Mathilde Crosby is leaving county government to return to the private financial sector. 

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2021

• June 2021

  • State wary of continued county budget negotiations

    The state comptroller commented Tuesday during a visit to the county on the idea of reopening county government’s tax rate after the July 1 start of the fiscal year. But the county commissioner who vowed Monday to do just that next month says there is wiggle room in state law.

    By Abigail Warren, Bill Dries June 23, 2021

• December 2020

  • County leaders contemplate budget red ink

    Last week’s budget retreat by the Shelby County Commission included word of a $27.5 million deficit and calls for the county to come up with a way to replenish its reserves and avoid short-term borrowing.

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2020

• October 2020

  • Reducing county reserve fund has risks, commission is warned

    The commission will vote Oct. 26 on setting new parameters for the spring budget season. And the county’s CFO says it could be dangerous to lower the percentage of reserves on hand. 

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2020

• June 2020

  • Shelby County Budget: The email trail

    Internal emails show disagreements between the county administration and some of the countywide elected officials outside the administration of Mayor Lee Harris about budget cuts and other changes to the consolidated county budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. 

    By Bill Dries June 22, 2020

  • County Commission goes long again on complex budget fix

    Shelby County commissioners got within $11 million of rebuilding County Mayor Lee Harris’s consolidated county budget proposal before calling it a day and leaving the rest for a Monday commission meeting.

    By Bill Dries June 03, 2020

• May 2020

  • Marathon day for County Commission fails to produce budget

    The commission calculated cuts and additions to the $1.4 billion budget, which must be approved by June 30.

    By Linda A. Moore May 19, 2020

  • Shelby County government retreat gives clearer picture about county’s budget

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' administration officials answered questions as county commissioners prepare for another review of the fiscal 2021 budget.

    By Linda A. Moore May 08, 2020

  • Budget discussion stalls, will continue at retreat

    Now that Mayor Lee Harris' budget has been rejected, County Commission must craft another one.

    By Linda A. Moore May 07, 2020

• April 2020

  • Harris: No raises for Shelby County workers in budget; layoffs possible

    As Shelby County's elected officials continue to spend, county Mayor Lee Harris said there could be layoffs next fiscal year.

    By Linda A. Moore April 15, 2020

• March 2020

  • Shelby County budget $85M in the hole for 2021

    County Commissioners were told Wednesday that revenue shortfalls and funding requests have the upcoming fiscal 2021 budget projections out of balance.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020