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Maintenance warns of longer response times, shifts to in‑house mowing and tech solutions
Summary
Reginald Brumfield said the maintenance department will reduce about 32 funded positions via vacancies/frozen slots and move some contracted mowing in‑house, prioritizing critical corridors and investing in GPS fleet tracking and supervisor training to mitigate service slowdowns.
Reginald Brumfield, presenting the Maintenance department budget, told council the department faces a roughly $2.5 million reduction and plans to eliminate 32 funded positions through a mix of previously frozen positions and current vacancies, avoiding layoffs. Seasonal employees will be reduced from about 60 to 40, and several contractor routes will be transitioned to in‑house mowing to capture savings.
Brumfield said the…
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