Asked to make budget cuts, county departments join forces to save money

RBC | In the face of anticipated revenue reductions next year, the Rio Blanco County commissioners asked all of the county’s department heads to look for ways to cut expenses from 2-8 percent. For Jennifer O’Hearon, who oversees the county’s public health, social services and senior nutrition departments, finding a way to make cuts in the senior nutrition program meant finding a way to cut costs without cutting services to the county’s seniors. The answer…