The Fayette

County Commission will finish its preliminary budget discussions Thursday

with three more department heads presenting their budgets.

Officials from

the library, the Department of Family and Children's Services and Senior

Services are set to answer questions about their budgets from the County

Commission at 5:30 Thursday.

The County

Commission last week heard from the rest of its departments and will probably

hold another public hearing before voting on the $66 million budget June

27.

This year,

the county's general fund budget is $44.5 million, while special revenue

funds, including fire and E-911 total $9.6 million. The final component

of the budget is the water department, which has a $12.4 million budget.

Budget director

Mark Pulliam expects the County Commission to have a reading of the budget

Thursday night, with the final vote at the end of the month.

In the interim,

he also expects the county to stage another public hearing on the budget.

"You're

only required to have one, but traditionally the county holds two,"

he said.

Thursday's

budget workshop will be held at the Fayette County Administrative Complex.