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Read Schutten's memo on hundreds of planned county layoffs
by Kathleen Haley, published on August 26, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Storyline: Sacramento County Budget
The Sacramento Press is publishing a memo from County Executive Terry Schutten on hundreds of new planned layoffs for county employees. Read Schutten's Aug. 24 memo to county employees here.
The county’s latest general fund deficit figure is $54.5 million. Plus, $7.8 million will need to be cut because building activity is poor, Schutten wrote.
The county is planning to cut 360 positions Sept. 27. In addition, county officials are proposing to cut 16 hours per month from the workload of county employees who are represented by unions. The cuts in work hours are proposed to start Nov. 8.
Kathleen Haley is a staff reporter for The Sacramento Press.
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Anthony Bento
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August 27, 2009 | 9:03 AM
One unfortunate consequence of county or city level cuts, is that, although they reduce local expenditures, they often create new (and often greater) expenses that will eventually be paid by the public. Eliminating funding for county health clinics, for example, discourages the use of inexpensive preventative treatments and encourages the overuse of expensive emergency room care.
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Oracle
August 27, 2009 | 9:36 AM
Good work Haley!
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trapper
August 27, 2009 | 5:51 PM
Sacramento Child Protective Service will be eliminating 199 positions in two weeks on Sept. 11th.
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