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Jun. 30, 2011
The Board of Garrett County Commissioners has approved and implemented a reorganization and restructuring plan for county government departments, county administrator Monty Pagenhardt announced yesterday.
Gary Mullich, General Services director, recently retired, and his department will no longer exist. Functions and personnel previously assigned to General Services have been designated to several other departments and offices of Garrett County government.
“The board has known for some time that Fiscal Year 2012 would be a time when available funding and revenue would continue to decline,” Pagenhardt said. “The commissioners have taken necessary funding measures to assure that Garrett County government remains solvent by providing quality public services without operating with a structural deficit and operate within a budget that will provide required public services efficiently, cost effectively, and without a reduction in hours of operation.”
It is the commissioners’ objective to evaluate all areas of the government to assure that the expenditure of public funds is appropriated in a manner that will provide public service in an affordable system, according to Pagenhardt.
“Over the past two fiscal years, the county has reduced total employment by 20 employees,” he said. “The restructuring and realignment of services that will be put in place will result in an additional decrease of three positions and generate a cost savings of over $125,000 per year.”
All 23 positions were the result of employee retirement or resignation. The total cost savings is approximately $1.4 million, according to the county administrator.
As part of the restructuring, an Engineering Department will be created.
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