Gwinnett commission approves revised budget

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a revised $1.54 billion 2011 budget Tuesday night.

The revised budget includes a $945 million operating budget – down 3.4 percent from the original budget approved in January. The decline reflects a series of cost-cutting initiatives commissioners approved in recent months.

The $593 million capital budget rose 75.8 percent. The increase reflects money carried forward from last year for construction projects budgeted but not completed in 2010.