The arrival of a new year brought some annual business for Gwinnett County commissioners to take care of — namely ensuring the county government is funded for the next 12 months.
The commissioners voted 4-1 to approve Gwinnett government’s $2.27 billion 2023 budget on Tuesday. New Commissioner Matthew Holtkamp cast the lone vote against the budget.
The 2023 budget is designed, among other things, to increase funding for county libraries, add more public safety-related and court-related positions, expand Gwinnett County Transit and create positions focused on equity and environmental sustainability.
“I am extremely proud of this budget that we’ve created this year — working very closely in collaboration with our finance staff, our budget division, our department directors, our citizens budget review committee and our commissioners —…
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