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Personnel department outlines challenges of large‑scale layoffs and transfer strategy
Summary
Personnel officials told the budget committee that executing large numbers of layoffs and transfer calculations under tight timelines would be legally and operationally difficult, and recommended deferring personnel cuts where possible while prioritizing transfer pathways. They requested memos on costs and options to reduce disruption.
City personnel officials told the Budget and Finance Committee that the scale of proposed workforce reductions across departments would make accurate seniority calculations, transfers and separation processing difficult to complete on the proposed timeline.
Key points: The Personnel Department said 78 positions in their own department were included in proposed eliminations (the number updated during testimony), and that the office needs to…
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