Hood River County Commissioners had varying opinions on how deep they were willing to dip into reserves to balance the 2018-19 fiscal year budget, but there was consensus they want to develop some kind of revenue measure to put before voters in November.  Commissioner Rich McBride called for a commitment to not cut jobs in this budget, but Les Perkins and Bob Benton both said they couldn’t do that, with Perkins advocating for a budget that is sustainable for the next three years without new revenues and noting uncertainty for multiple years is more difficult on staff than dealing with it up front.  Commission Chair Ron Rivers noted while the County’s budget committee asked for direction on how to consider the use of reserves, there are varying opinions from the board.  Commissioners plan to convene community focus groups to discuss various aspects of the County’s fiscal challenge as part of developing a revenue measure.  In addition, former Hood River Mayor Arthur Babitz has been brought on board to act as an unpaid advisor to County Administrator Jeff Hecksel in evaluating budget options.  The budget committee meets on Friday at 3 p.m. in the County Administration Building.