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As of Tuesday afternoon last week, 225 people awaiting trial were being held at one of two Greene County jail facilities the downtown jail and the Adult Detention Center. Many of those individuals remained behind bars over the holidays, lacking the bail money that allows release until a scheduled court date.
More specifically, nearly 70% of the people detained in Greene County at the time of a 2018 report conducted amid exploration concerning construction of a new jail were awaiting judgment and were unable to pay bail.
That’s unacceptable, say supporters of a growing movement to change, or completely eliminate, the rules supporting cash bail. And it’s especially egregious during the COVID-19 pandemic, as congregate settings have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to spread of the disease.
At Village Council’s final meeting of 2020, Council unanimously passed a budget for the new year calling for spending increases amid falling revenues.
The deficit budget, the Village’s first in four years, includes $4.23 million in expenses while projecting revenue of $3.27 million.
Council had been discussing the budget with Village staff since October. Since it was first proposed, staff trimmed some expenses in response to Council member concerns about going in the red.
No citizens spoke at the public hearing ahead of the second and final vote.
Council Vice President Marianne MacQueen emphasized that spending was up in 2021 because reserves have been set aside for years specifically for infrastructure investments.
The Village of Yellow Springs plans to spend about a million dollars more than it takes in next year. As a result, general fund reserves are set to drop to their lowest level in recent years.
But the spending increase is intentional, Village leaders said at Council’s Dec. 7 regular meeting, where the first reading of the proposed deficit budget took place.
“I’m aware of the anxiety that people have over the general fund,” Village Manager Josué Salmerón said at the start of budget discussions.
“Those expenditures have been intentional,” he added. “There have been reserve balances that have accumulated over the years and the government has decided to make investments.”
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