2009 Monroe County Budget

Fifth Consecutive Balanced County Budget Preserves 2008 Property Tax Cut;
Holds Spending Below Rate of Inflation with No Service Reductions

County Executive Maggie Brooks presented her fifth Monroe County Budget at a meeting of the County Legislature. Despite unprecedented challenges resulting from the national and state economic downturn, the County Executive’s 2009 Operating Budget, totaling $905,475,676, is balanced, keeps property taxes stable, and responsibly funds quality of life services.

“The state of our economy is certainly alarming, but our community can rest assured that this Administration has faced the economic crisis not with panic but with resolve,”
said County Executive Brooks. “We have redoubled our dedication to fiscal responsibility, smaller government, and putting the interests of taxpayers first.”