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		<title>Citizens&#8217; Budget Panel Urges Cecil County Hiring Freeze, &#8220;Level&#8221; School Funds</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A citizen’s budget advisory committee urged Cecil County Commissioners Tuesday to impose a hiring freeze for most county employee positions, keep the county schools budget at the current level, and reject a proposal for a limited county-operated ambulance service. The report also urged opening up community services all over the county to receipt of “local impact aid” revenues from the Hollywood Casino in Perryville, instead of the current county policy limiting funds to projects located west of Route 272. James Butkiewicz, chairman of the panel, told the commissioners that there was “a pretty strong consensus in our committee” that the geographic restrictions on use of slots revenues “doesn’t make sense” and “local to us means the county.” It was the second year for a citizens’ panel to review county departments and programs to offer budget advice to the County Commissioners. Last year, the panel made several recommendations, on schools’ funding and cutting health benefits costs, that the Commissioners rejected. This year, the panel said that budget requests from county departments and programs exceeded projected available revenues by $14.2 million. The panel’s report said members had been advised by county officials that those requests would have to be cut by $10.6 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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