Democrats on the county Board of Supervisors took an initial vote Tuesday to to combat federal cuts.

Crucial context

The board’s 3-2 vote, opposed by both Republicans on the board, won’t allow the county to dip into its reserve account immediately.

First, the board will need to take a second vote on Sept. 9. The policy change will take effect 30 days later.

Soon after the early October effective date, county officials expect to ask supervisors to sign off on using newly unlocked reserve funds to cover millions of dollars in bonuses for county employees. (ICYMI, our Lisa Halverstadt previously revealed that county labor deals if supervisors voted to update the county’s reserve policy.)

About those other reserve plans

County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer estimates that the updated res

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