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Tenafly council weighs DPW staffing cuts amid hiring challenges
Summary
The Department of Public Works director described unfilled driver-laborer positions, recommended not funding four roles in the 2025 budget, and warned the move will stretch current crews and slow response times for potholes, mowing and recycling operations.
Michael, the boroughdirector of public works (DPW), told the council that recruitment for driver-laborer positions has been difficult and that the department regularly operates with vacancies.
Michael said the department currently has four open driver-laborer positions and recommended the 2025 budget not fund those vacancies rather than lay off existing staff. He told the council the change would not immediately reduce headcount but would mean those four positions would be unfunded in…
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