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St. Paul budget trims about 36 FTEs; city says vacancies will close gap without layoffs
Summary
The proposed 2026 budget removes roughly 36 full-time equivalent positions, mostly by not backfilling roles as employees naturally leave. City officials said no current employee will be laid off and that details on which positions will be left vacant will be provided in departmental briefings.
Madeline Mitchell, the city’s budget manager, told the Finance and Budget Committee the 2026 proposed budget funds 3,181.7 FTEs, a net decrease of about 36.4 or 1.1% from 2025, and that “a significant number of those positions, 42.73, were removed to help balance the general fund budget.”
Mitchell said vacancy management is a deliberate strategy: where…
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