Budget Error Misses $5 Million in Staff Pay at Prince William County

A budget typo has Prince William County officials weighing options to find an unaccounted for $5 million in staff pay. 

"When preparing for the FY2014 budget, a data entry error caused the incorrect payroll data to be extracted," according to a county release. "As a result, the Payroll Budget is understated by $5 million for FY2014." 

The Board of County Supervisors will hear a report on the issue at the July 16 meeting.

Board Chairman Corey Stewart (R-At Large) told the Washington Post that Prince William County has a several options beyond cutting $5 million out of the $966.5 million budget.

“We need to make sure we fix the problem instead of affixing blame,” Stewart told the Post.