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Finance vacancy and efficiency drills cut dozens of positions; lawmakers raise service and special‑fund concerns
Summary
The Department of Finance said it has implemented vacancy and efficiency reductions required by last year—s budget; lawmakers and agency leaders told the Senate subcommittee those reductions could harm service‑critical activities in the Department of Fish and Wildlife and other fee‑funded programs.
Department of Finance staff described an administration effort to reduce vacant positions and seek efficiencies across fund sources as required under last year—s budget control language. Finance officials said the process targeted vacant positions and sought to preserve core public safety and service functions; they also said the legislature retains authority to restore reductions when adopting the final budget.
Lawmakers, LAO and departmental leaders said the drill will have tangible service impacts in some agencies. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said vacancies subject to the drill…
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