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Two last minute amendments to the Monroe County Budget were passed Tuesday night, one was a measure to save two jobs at the Board of Elections. But as WXXI’s James Brown learned its not so simple.
The override, which was conducted within 15 minutes of a special meeting of the Legislature being called, was not unexpected.
Legislators approved the amendments with the budget on Tuesday, and passed them mostly along party lines with a solid enough cushion to cancel out any threat of a veto. They voted 20-9 on the changes, with five breakaway Democrats siding with the 15 members of the Republican majority.