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| NORTH PORT CUTS CITY WORK FORCE BY THIRTEEN |
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WENGNews writes, "THE SLUMPING HOUSING MARKET HAS NOW HIT THE CITY OF NORTH PORT, AS THEY ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT THIRTEEN CITY WORKERS, ELEVEN FROM THE CITY’S BUILDING DEPARTMENT, WERE LAID OFF. NEW HOME PERMITS CONTINUE TO BE NEAR ALL TIME LOWS, WHICH MEANS THE NEED FOR BUILDING INSPECTORS HAS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY, THUS THE CUTBACKS. CITY MANAGER STEVE CROWELL TOLD THE HERALD TRIBUNE THAT THE LAYOFFS ARE NOT ANYONE’S FAULT, BUT IT’S RELATED TO WORKLOAD. HE ALSO PREDICTED THAT THE HOUSING SLOWDOWN IN THE CITY MAY LAST ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE FINALLY HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE SEVERANCE PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE CITY GAVE THE LAID-OFF EMPLOYEES TWO WEEKS PAY, AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO KEEP HEALTH BENEFITS THRU APRIL. THE CITY WILL SAVE A LITTLE MORE THAN A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WITH THE LAYOFFS, BUT CROWELL SAID IT WAS MORE THE LACK OF WORKLOAD AS THE REASON FOR THE CITY’S DECISION."
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Posted on Mar 05, 2008 04:58am.
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