Johnson County Enacts Furloughs, About $20M in Budget Cuts

Johnson County is furloughing 264 employees and will cut its fiscal year 2020 budget by $18.8 million and deferring another $2.3 million in expenditures for at least a year.

The furloughed employees are in Johnson County government, the Johnson County Library and the Johnson County Park & Recreation District, resulting in about $7.7 million in savings. Other budget cuts will impact a variety of projects across the county.

It is estimated that the county will lose between $18 million and $38 million in tax revenue, most of it from sales tax and investment-interest hits.