JEFFERSON CO., Ala-- From possible county job cuts to a contract that stacks up to $950,000 to hire a lobbying firm, these are just some of the issues Jefferson County Commissioners will tackle in the new work week.
Commission President Bettye Fine Collins acknowledges that possible Jefferon County jobs could be cut sooner rather than later. This news comes in the midst of a county that's currently dealing with a $ 3.2 billion dollar sewer debt, an occupational sales tax lawsuit ruling that prevents the county from spending 7 million dollars a month and now, declining sales tax revenues to name a few.
These are just some of the financial issues plaguing the already cash-strapped county and the same reasons pushing Jefferson County Commissioners William Bell, Bettye Fine Collins and Shelia Smoot to consider hiring a Washington D.C. base lobbyist. The lobbyist firm, Brook Hill Partners will be tasked with fighting to secure federal funds to help the county.
“Bottom-line, this is first come first serve and we (Jefferson County) want to be ahead of the line and this will do it for us, that's what convinces me . Spending this amount of money for a half a billion or a billion in incentives is worth it,” Commissioner Shelia Smoot said.
To hear what other Jefferson County Commissioner have to say about this issue and what departments would be first to see possible job cuts, please click on the video player above.
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