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San Jose council liaison tells Federated board city faces budget shortfall, hiring freeze and interim District 3 appointment
Summary
Council member Pam Foley, newly appointed as the board’s city liaison, briefed trustees on a projected city budget deficit tied to lower sales tax, a targeted hiring freeze that spares public safety, and the process to appoint an interim District 3 councilmember ahead of a special election.
Pam Foley, the city council’s newly appointed liaison to the San Jose Federated Retirement System board, told trustees Jan. 16 that the city is preparing for a budget gap driven largely by a drop in sales-tax revenue and has directed some departments to institute hiring freezes.
“Public safety, homelessness, [and] blight” remain the city’s top financial priorities, Foley said, and the hiring freeze is aimed at protecting core services. She told trustees some departments — including police…
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