A budget deficit of $190 million means that City Manager Mary Suhm needs to make some major changes. Her plan includes laying off 840 employees and raising a series of fees, but the proposal, which must be approved by the City Council, does not include a tax increase for Dallas residents.
In addition to the 840 planned layoffs, Suhm proposed that the City eliminate another 560 vacant positions.
Suhm proposed hiring 191 new police officers, more than half of which will be paid for with city funds while the rest will be funded through federal grants.
In addition to cutting costs, Suhm proposed raising the monthly water fee by 4.2 percent and the storm water fee an average of 30 percent.
Under her plan, every city department will face cutbacks of 20 to 30 percent except for police, fire and code compliance.
According to the Dallas news report, layoff notices will go out next Friday. The layoffs will come Oct. 1.
According to the report, Suhm hopes to rehire most of those laid off through outside funding.
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It's a shame that laying off people is the best idea. I hope the individuals and their families recover quickly. We should all remember that with jobs cut, services will decline. With some divisions down to 50% of the existing staff - don't expect 100% service. Good luck City Employees - you will be missed.
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