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Administration warns proposed personnel cuts could close services, disrupt operations
Summary
Interim CAO Sabrina Joy Hogg and budget staff told council that several proposed personnel reductions would harm operations in departments such as finance, emergency communications, public works and neighborhood services, and in some cases could force closures or layoffs.
City administration told Richmond City Council that many of the personnel reductions proposed by council members are based on outdated vacancy data and could disrupt essential services if enacted.
“The spreadsheet that’s on screen is not one that we received,” Interim CAO Sabrina Joy Hogg told council, saying third-quarter vacancy projections differ from numbers in the proposed budget. She urged the council to consider whether vacancies were truly available for reduction and warned that some positions were already filled or in…
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