CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities declared a fiscal emergency Thursday, forcing wage and benefits cuts as the organization faces stagnant funding.

The board previously entered a fiscal state of emergency Sept. 11 in hopes of avoiding further cuts.

“We have seen an increase in requests for services and the cost of those services,” Lee Ann Emmons, superintendent, said. “So that we can take some action and implement some cost-saving measures”.

Emmons explained that a fiscal emergency means several things for the board.

They will now be requesting assistance from the Ohio Board of Developmental Disabilities, reviewing staff benefits, staff hours and even business hours.

“Things that will be cost-saving measures for us. It also forces us to look at e

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