Want to understand more about the county's fiscal situation and how the county's budget process works? Then watch the latest in a series of "County Conversations."
Lawrence Soule, the county's budget director, and Ann Marie Berg, the commissioner of finance, discuss the budget picture for 2011 – and steps County Executive Robert P. Astorino has been taking to close a projected $166 million shortfall in money for next year.
With Astorino's budget proposal for 2011 set to be released early next month, this interview provides timely information about the county's financial condition.