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Feb
12
Auditor: Cutting Back & Improving Service
Filed Under good government, government spending, Lake County, Lake County auditor, Peggy Katona, property tax crisis, property tax reform, taxes
The Lake County auditor’s office is cutting back and improving taxpayer service — following the suggestions of the Good Government report.
Cutting back and improving service!
The Lake County Auditor shows that cutting government spending can work if technology and cross training is used to improve effectiveness.
Reports Christin Nance Lazerus in the Post-Tribune:
The Lake County Auditor’s Office is undergoing changes, including job cuts, in response to the Good Government Initiative.
Six part-time positions were eliminated in 2007.
Six full-time positions are being phased out this year.
Better technology will help increase office efficiency, as both the tax sale and property records will soon be available online.
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2 Responses to “Auditor: Cutting Back & Improving Service”
It can and it will work, and that means that although there is much wringing of hands and weeping about the Governor’s caps, they have forced governments to look at their cost side. Good.
That’s good government.
Have you read the series of articles by Bob Wichlinski of http://www.219.com outlining his ideas for total reorganization of county government? Now that will make your head spin!
Hi Steve,
Thanks for the 219.com link.
We can’t keep on spending and spending without limit. People have limited budgets and cannot be looked to for unlimited revenue as we see with all of the tax pain in Lake County, Indiana. Just as households have had to re-budget during tight financial times, so must the government because the current spending patterns are unsustainable.