December 09, 2020 by Mary McKenzie MEDIA — With a bludgeoned economy emptying the wallets of residents and businesses, the Delaware County Council opted against raising property tax revenue for the new year at Tuesday morning's meeting. Subscribe The $355 million budget represents a $2.9 million decrease in the general fund from last year, county Executive Director Howard Lazarus said at the county budget meeting. Delaware County is completing a court-ordered property tax reassessment. Subscribe "We are just getting started, and this new no-taxes budget is the next step in our county's path forward," wrote Council Chair Brian Zidek in the county's 2021 budget presentation. Cuts from the 2020's expense lines for this coming year include 241 unfilled positions, reduced budgets to executive director agencies, and courts and criminal justice budget lines.