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Planning office staff cuts would reduce capacity for neighborhood plans, urban design and data projects, staff says
Summary
Staff told the committee three vacant positions in the Planning Office are proposed for elimination to meet a department-wide budget reduction; staff outlined which planning functions would be preserved and which proactive programs would lose capacity.
Planning Office staff told the committee the mayor’s proposed budget includes elimination of three currently vacant planning positions as part of a wider effort to reduce departmental spending by roughly 3–4 percent.
James Wagner and Susan Miller outlined how the cuts were selected: departments were asked for reductions and planning’s non-personnel budget contains essential items (code-abatement funds, Main Street contracts, software and mailings). To meet the target without cutting essential non-personnel items, staff proposed eliminating several vacant positions, including a director of community development position previously vacant and three…
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