DEPARTMENT HEADS FORETELL DISASTROUS BUDGET CUTS.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer VENTURA - Officials painted a bleak picture Thursday of potholed pot·hole n. 1. A hole or pit, especially one in a road surface. Also called chuckhole. 2. A deep round hole worn in rock by loose stones whirling in strong rapids or waterfalls. 3. Western U.S. roads, closed libraries and unpoliced streets during a daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day meeting to outline the effects of Ventura County's $46 million budget shortfall. One by one, department heads told county supervisors how their share of budget cuts will translate into layoffs and reduced services. At least 500 county workers are expected to lose their jobs July 1. District Attorney Greg Totten told supervisors a budget cut of $3.2 million in the coming fiscal year will result in fewer cases being prosecuted. ``The amount of resources we can dedicate ded·i·cate tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. to cases being presented to us by law enforcement is shrinking,'' Totten said. ``The quality of life enjoyed by your constituents and my constituents will go down.'' Reductions will be made in virtually every area, from agricultural inspections and tax collection to services for the homeless, mentally ill and elderly. The county's health care agency is expected to bear the brunt brunt n. 1. The main impact or force, as of an attack. 2. The main burden: bore the brunt of the household chores. of the budget reductions, with $31 million in cuts and 224 jobs lost, director Pierre Durand Pierre Durand is the name of several people:
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