From Knoxville Journal staff reports
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Planning for Knox County’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget is officially underway, as Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett kicked-off the formal budget season during a meeting with departments’ budget staff Jan. 10.
“We have done a lot of good work for the citizens of Knox County in the past year-and-a-half, putting together a fiscally responsible budget last year, increasing transparency in government and ensuring that services are provided efficiently and at a savings to taxpayers,” Burchett said in a press release. “But our work is not finished. Now we must stay the course and continue to find the savings and efficiencies that our citizens expect.”
Over the next several months, Burchett and his finance team will meet with department heads to discuss budget priorities and requests.
“As I said last year, I don’t intend to micromanage our departments. Our department directors know that I expect them to find savings, and I’m confident they will bring me fiscally sound proposals,” Burchett said.
Fiscal year 2013 begins July 1, 2012.
