As part of ongoing efforts to balance the General Fund, most county offices will be moving to four-day business weeks effective the week of July 6, Logan County Commissioners announced Tuesday.
Effective Friday, July 10, county offices will be closed on Fridays through the end of the calendar year as county leaders look to account for lost sales tax revenue due to lockdowns and closures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Effective Friday, July 10, county offices will be closed on Fridays through the end of the calendar year as county leaders look to account for lost sales tax revenue due to lockdowns and closures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Impacted Logan County offices include:
auditor;
auditor;
building authority;
board of elections;
commissioners;
court house;
recorder;
sheriff’s office main lobby;
prosecutor;
recorder;
treasurer;
title office; and
solid waste district
The Logan County Auditor’s Office has projected a $1.1 million shortfall in sales tax revenue and has already taken a number of measures to make up for that reduction in the General Fund, including non-essential purchasing, shared-work models and workforce reductions.
“The economic shutdown prompted by the coronavirus has had a huge financial impact on Logan County. And since the annual General Fund budget is primarily supported by taxes collected on retail sales, we’ve seen a substantial decrease in revenues,” Logan County Commissioner Joe Antram said. “The elected officials have collectively decided to reduce work hours in order to cut back on payroll expenses and keep the 202 budget balanced.”