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May revision vacancy and efficiency drills target special funds; DFW and State Parks outline cuts and seek to minimize service impacts
Summary
The administration used control‑section authority and an efficiencies exercise to reduce vacant positions and operating spending across departments, including significant vacancy reductions at the Department of Fish and Wildlife and selected special‑fund adjustments at State Parks. Department officials said they prioritized public safety and core
The Department of Finance implemented a two‑part efficiency exercise under the May revision: (1) a vacancy reduction drill that identifies and eliminates a portion of authorized but unfilled positions across departments and (2) a separate, expenditure‑based efficiencies exercise tied to a control‑section directive. Both exercises apply across fund sources, including special funds.
"The vacancies reductions were, as mentioned, across the board, sort of agnostic on fund source," an Andrew Hull (Department of Finance) representative said. The Department of Finance said the vacancy drill is intended to reduce long‑standing vacancy backlogs and free up budget authority that is not actively funding filled positions.
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and State…
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