On March 22, AOC Executive Director Mike McArthur attended a work session of the Curry County Board of Commissioners. The Board received a report from the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee of Curry County. The Board also received a report from the county Finance Director with recommendations for the next budget. Both reports indicated that Curry is facing very difficult financial circumstances and needs more revenue. McArthur also met separately with each of the commissioners and other elected officials. A number of questions were posed for which AOC will seek answers. One question had to do with the ratio of county employees to population. AOC put together a chart to show how this might look:
