County To Nonprofits: The Check Is NOT In The Mail

March 7, 2008

The Escambia County Commission voted Thursday night to send a letter to nonprofit agencies that currently receive funding from the county telling them not to expect any county dollars this year.

The commission voted 5-0 to send letters to 18 nonprofits that received county funds this year. Those letters will inform them that due to being $15 million in the hole for the next fiscal year, the county won’t be sending a check this year.

Those groups include the Sertoma Club, West Florida Regional Planning Council, Gulf Coast African American Chamber, Pensacola’s Promise, Junior Achievement, First Call for Help, the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida and the Council on Aging.

With the passage of Amendment 1, Escambia County is facing a budget shortfall of about $12 million beginning with the new fiscal year that starts October 1.

In addition to the $12 million shortfall, Director of Administrative Services Jean Kassab says in a county memo that the county is facing a $1 million subsidy requirement for the county’s emergency medical services department, another $1 million needed next year to keep ECAT’s public transportation afloat and a loss estimated at $900,000 in sales tax revenue due to a declining economy.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News