Would a county/municipality be penalized if a county/municipality requires emergency service staff to take furlough time in an effort to reduce the county/municipality’s expenses?
If this is an effort solely to reduce expenses, yes. However, if the level of service has been maintained, then, no. Remember the goal is maintenance of service. If the amount of emergency service expenditures falls below the 2009 expenditure base amount the county or municipality may be penalized unless the change is a result of an efficiency achieved in the service provided.
