Petrovich gives February report

Whitman County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich gave his monthly budget report for February to county commissioners Monday.

He reported on the general fund/current expense category of the 2018 county budget, noting the largest category in the general fund – salaries, wages and benefits – from which a total of $723,000 was spent in February.

The total budgeted current expense for the year is $9,277,000.

Total expenditures for February were $956,411, which encompasses the general fund’s 23 departments – ranging from facilities management to parks and recreation and weed control.

In revenue...