The news comes as county staff are in the early stages of working on the fiscal year 22 budget. Deputy County Manager Lucinda Andreani is leading that budget process and both Andreani and county supervisors have indicated they want to build the budget in a conservative way, similar to the budget passed for fiscal year 21. {{featured_button_text}}Andreani said last month that although the budget will be conservative, they want to avoid cuts to county staffing. On Tuesday, Andreani suggested the Board of Supervisors also include an examination of county staff compensation during this budget process, even if increases in staff pay can’t immediately occur this year. Like local governments across northern Arizona and the country, Coconino County has seen revenues drop as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Daily Sun February 18, 2021 12:33 UTC