Macon slashes city payroll

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Story Published: Nov 11, 2009 at 11:24 PM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 11, 2009 at 11:24 PM EDT

MACON, Ga. (AP) - Macon Mayor Robert Reichert plans to lay off
31 city employees and slash 36 more vacant positions from the city
payroll.

The cuts will take place by January 15th. They would cut about
$2.6 million a year from the city's books.

Combined with other measures, the cuts will allow Reichert to
include a pay scale for police, fire and general city employees in
next year's budget. That would give some employees raises, as well
as a clear expectations of salary increases in the future. That
issue is been seen as crucial to keeping police officers on the
job.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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Thursday, Nov 12 at 4:23 AM dickworth1 wrote ...

Why can't Augusta do the same thing, no one wants to lose their job, but when you are working for the taxpayers this happens and cutting back on spending should go without saying.

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Thursday, Nov 12 at 2:59 AM Vic wrote ...

This is what Augusta and North Augusta need to do. We are in a recession, heading into depression. Stop spending money, cut taxes and cut employees. Tax increases are not what is needed now.

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