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JBC votes to eliminate temporary-employee authorizations tied to authorized leave; committees ask departments to justify needs
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee voted 6-0 to eliminate line-item appropriations for temporary employees related to authorized leave across departments, with staff estimating roughly $3.2 million in general fund savings and directing departments to come back if they need exceptions.
Andrew McLear, JBC staff, presented a memo compiling appropriations for temporary employees tied to authorized leave across multiple departments and asked the Joint Budget Committee whether to eliminate those line items to capture savings.
The nut graf: Staff recommended reducing those appropriations to zero and directing departments to justify any continuing need; Director Craig Harper…
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