Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s adminstration has laid out a budget proposal that would cut more than 2,500 jobs and shave $250 million from the city’s annual expenses. Chief Operating Officer Chris Brown told City Council members Monday the layoffs would be in addition to 1,000 job cuts Bing sought earlier. Brown says the city’s general … Continue reading
In his new city budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Friday for the elimination of 669 city jobs -– 231 through layoffs — even as he sought increased staffing levels for police officers and the restoration of some services at the Fire Department. One-third of the jobs targeted by the mayor in his $7.2-billion … Continue reading
More layoffs, the retraining of Detroit firefighters as first responders, drastic cuts to operations and the privatization of some city services, such as public transportation. All are proposals offering a glimpse into Detroit’s new fiscal reality as Deputy Mayor Kirk Lewis prepares to present the city’s first budget proposal under a consent agreement with the … Continue reading