By Brian Wright | Casa Grande Dispatch
It’s not exactly full-blown financial Armageddon. But Pinal County’s fiscal reserves have been heavily burned through by the Board of Supervisors since January 2013, and something will have to be done to avoid a potential monetary doomsday.
Back in January 2013, the board went from three members to five for the first time. Four of the five members were Republican, and many statements were made about fiscal conservatism. Actions have shown the majority of the board members have not held to those ideals.
Former County Manager Fritz Behring made a concerted effort to build a sizable cushion in the county’s general fund reserve, also referred to as the rainy day fund. When he left in June 2013 to become city manager in Scottsdale, that fund contained $48 million.
