Mark Martin: My Office Ends Fiscal Year $3.2M Under Budget
July 4th, 2011 | by Matew Dow |LITTLE ROCK – An Arkansas official who has faced criticism for spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on consultants and a car for his office says he ended the 2011 fiscal year more than $3 million under budget.
Secretary of State Mark Martin’s office said in a statement Tuesday that it was $3.2 million under operating budget when the last fiscal year ended Thursday.
Martin says the savings could be used to prevent cuts in the foster care program or could contribute to a future tax cut if lawmakers and the governor so choose.
Martin, a newly elected Republican, has been the target of criticism after he bought a $27,000 car for use in redistricting and shelled out another $54,000 on a consulting contract that promised “values-based strategic planning.”
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