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Denton outlines managed-vacancy program; staff say $3 million saved this year
Summary
City staff explained the managed-vacancy approach that froze vacant full-time positions, prioritized frontline and public-safety fills, and reported about $3,000,000 in salary savings this year; council emphasized returning public-safety positions first if funds allow.
City staff told the council the managed-vacancy program froze selected full-time positions and created a vacancy-review committee to prioritize refills quarterly. "This managed vacancy resulted in about $3,000,000 in salary savings in the current year and we have the same projection moving into next year," Christine Taylor said during the presentation.
Council members pressed staff on how seasonal or programmatic positions are handled and emphasized that, if money becomes available, public-safety positions should be first to be filled (police, then fire), with utilities and other frontline services prioritized thereafter. Staff repeatedly said vacancies will continue to be managed into FY25-26 and positions will be filled only "if money is available."
