Cook County Updates & Projections

- 4:37

Peter Silvestri, Cook County Board of Commissioners

Posted

Aug 22, 2019

For Fiscal Year 2019, the Department of Budget and Management Services anticipates a budget surplus of $14.9 million in the County's General Fund. The Health Fund anticipates a $103.1 million shortfall. The Fiscal Year 2020 outlook includes an $11.9 million shortfall projected in the General Fund and a $6.8 million shortfall in the Health Fund, creating a total operating funds projected deficit of $18.7 million.

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