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Hayward city manager warns of $27–30 million shortfall; layoff notices to go out as council seeks concessions
Summary
City Manager Jennifer Ott told the Hayward City Council the city faces a roughly $27–30 million operating deficit and said layoff notices would be issued the following day; council members and union representatives debated concessions, revenue options and a Jan. 6 follow-up meeting.
Jennifer Ott, Hayward’s city manager, told the City Council on Dec. 16 that the city is confronting an operating shortfall in the range of about $27 million to $30 million and that layoff notices would be issued the next day. "Those notices are going out tomorrow," she said, noting the administration had already identified roughly $16–17 million in savings but still faced a large gap.
Ott said Measure C reserves cannot be spent down without risking cash-flow problems and potential breaches of bond covenants, and explained why borrowing enterprise funds is not a sustainable fix. She told council and the public that staff would present…
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