After the budget approved by the Carroll County Council in September 2007 was rejected by the Department of Local Government, all departments were requested to reduce their budgets to 2003 levels. The Carroll County Courts complied. The following table compares the level of compliance by different departments:
This chart is not here to suggest that other departments have not done their share or where additional cuts should be made, but only to illustrate that the Carroll County Courts have not refused to do their part in addressing the financial crisis.
