The Kern County Board of Supervisors took a series of steps Tuesday to address a looming budget crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

One of those steps included passing a $3 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2020-21, but the most prominent may have been the reduction of firefighter overtime benefits that the County Administrative Office said exceeds federal labor standards.
– PUB DATE: 7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM – SOURCE: The Bakersfield Californian
Source: SEAFC National Fire News