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DPA acting director clarifies staffing after union says layoff notices still in effect
Summary
Acting Executive Director Sharon Wu told the Police Commission that two filled DPA positions were eliminated by the mayor's office but that temporary positions and existing resources were used to keep the employees in place; TWU Local 200 said its members’ layoff notices have not been rescinded.
Devon Anderson, president of Transportation Workers Union Local 200, told the Police Commission on Sept. 10 that statements made last week by a Department of Police Accountability official gave the public the mistaken impression that layoff notices had been rescinded for DPA staff.
Why it matters: The exchange clarified whether employee terminations had been formally reversed and gave commissioners a timeline and explanation for how DPA preserved staff while some position numbers were cut during the mayor’s budget actions.
Anderson said a comment attributed to DPA Director Paul Henderson — that “we are able to claw back or renegotiate to take back all those positions” — was…
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