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Updated: 3:11 PM Nov 10, 2009
Colorado Springs Approves Furloughs
The City Council approved the furloughs Monday. They'll save the city about $1.4 million. Police, firefighters and other public safety employees won't be affected. Posted: 1:06 PM Nov 10, 2009Reporter: KKTV/Associated Press |
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Revenue cuts will force Colorado Springs city employees to take 10 days of unpaid furloughs next year.
The City Council approved the furloughs Monday. They'll save the city about $1.4 million. Police, firefighters and other public safety employees won't be affected.
The council voted against imposing across-the-board pay cuts for city employees. It also voted to keep the jobs of 21 cadets in the police academy as well as two medical squads and a rescue truck for the fire department.
Council members did vote to disconnect some streetlights and not replace some others when they burn out for a savings of $1.2 million. A vendor fee that allows businessmen to retain a percentage of sales taxes they collect will be eliminated for $1.3 million in savings.
The City of Colorado Springs has released a breakdown of the approved budget cuts for the 2010 year. The City of Colorado Springs has released a breakdown of the approved budget cuts for the 2010 year.
The following was released by the City of Colorado Springs:
1. 10-day furlough for civilians, which equates to a 3.8% pay cut.
2. There will be 125 layoffs, including Parks and Transit. Some Parks positions will get a three-month extension.
2. The Colorado Springs Police Department will initially eliminate 40 positions with approximately six civilian layoffs.
3. VAR (voluntary retirement, which was incentivized due to budget cuts) will eliminate 60 to 90 positions. Due to the timing of acceptance of applications this number has not yet been finalized.
4. Swimming pools were not restored.
5. Restoring the community centers, Starsmore Discovery Center and Rockledge Ranch for only 3 months, leaving $35,723 available for all park maintenance
Other than the limited number of items restored by City Council, the impact statements for the cuts of $29.4 million remain in the 2010 proposed budget.
The first reading of the 2010 Appropriations Ordinance is scheduled for Formal City Council meeting on November 24, 2009.
The entire budget can be viewed at www.springsgov.com/budget/2010 or by clicking on the link below.
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As usual, Fire & Police are exempt from any layoff, pay cuts or furlough. So what if they don't get to hire a slew of new people, they operate just fine as it is.
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