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Personnel department cautions committee: administering mass layoffs will strain staff and timelines
Summary
The Personnel Department told the Budget Committee that processing the mayor’s proposed layoffs will likely require extensive staff time and that many of the department’s own positions are on the elimination list; officials urged delaying personnel cuts where possible and requested guidance and resources for transfers and seniority calculations.
Personnel Department leaders warned the Budget Committee that conducting the seniority calculations and administration required for large‑scale layoffs is a complex, staff‑intensive legal task, and that the department itself faces proposed position eliminations that could undercut its ability to carry out the work.
General Manager Malaika Billups said the department initially identified 72 filled positions proposed for elimination and later learned six additional filled positions had been added, bringing the total to 78 filled positions on the elimination list. Billups said…
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