Council members made significant reductions to address a financial shortfall. Animal services will only be funded for half a year. A proposed pay increase for certain employees has been scaled back.
Details of the budget cuts include the elimination of several jobs in a key department. Further information is available from the Galveston County Daily News.
The moves come as the next fiscal year approaches, with the changes aimed at mitigating a deficit.
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