Commission seeks to stem flow of county budget ‘surprises’
In setting the current budget last June, the commission and administration of County Mayor Lee Harris, seen here in August, agreed to use enough of the reserve to take it below the recommended 20% of county general fund revenues anticipated for the year.(Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The latest hiccup is a higher-than-expected contract for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to run the county’s forensic center for the region, with the county dipping into its reserves for the difference.
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