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Mayor's budget office projects $522.2M deficit and proposes citywide 37.5-hour reorganization; workers and unions protest at committee hearing
Summary
Mayor's budget director Greg Wagner presented a $522.2 million general-fund deficit and a set of balancing proposals including converting many positions to a 37.5-hour workweek to save roughly $52.2 million; public comment was dominated by city workers and union leaders who criticized the plan's pace, fairness and operational risks and asked for bargaining and alternative revenue measures.
Greg Wagner, the mayor's budget director, told the Budget & Finance Committee the city faces a projected $522.2 million general-fund shortfall driven by a $290.7 million revenue decline (chiefly property-tax losses) and $231.5 million in expenditure increases. To close the gap the administration outlined a multi-pronged plan: use part of the rainy-day reserve, seek state and federal revenue adjustments, reduce the capital program, pursue vendor/contract reductions and move to a citywide reorganization that increases the use of part-time…
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