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Public Works reports 27 vacant-but-funded positions; snow removal cost jumps to nearly $400,000
Summary
Public Works Director Chris Salie told aldermen the department has about 27 vacant but funded positions (roughly $1.2M in salary value), expects to fill several after the hiring freeze, and said snow removal expenses this winter ran about $400,000 versus a $30,000 budget line.
Public Works Director Chris Salie told the board that the department currently lists about 27 vacant but funded positions — a level that has fluctuated between about 19 and 27 over the past year — and that the value of those funded vacancies is roughly $1.2 million.
"We have presently about 27 positions that are vacant because I know that'll be a hot topic on this board," Salie said. He told aldermen the department will likely fill at…
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