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Council authorizes voluntary reduction-in-force program amid budget shortfall
Summary
The Aurora City Council approved an ordinance authorizing a voluntary reduction-in-force (VERIF) offering departing employees eight weeks pay and eight weeks of health coverage, designed to reduce budget pressure while softening the impact for employees who choose to leave.
The Aurora City Council voted to authorize a voluntary reduction-in-force (VERIF) program designed to offer departing employees a softer landing amid the city’s projected 2026 budget shortfall.
On a roll-call vote, the council approved an ordinance authorizing a voluntary program that would provide participating employees eight weeks of cash severance and maintain health insurance for eight weeks; the program, if taken, would be offered during a defined window and is budgeted from 2025 funds.
City staff said the program is an effort to…
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