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| CITY MANAGER SLASHES BUDGET IN SARASOTA |
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WENGNews writes, "SARASOTA CITY MANAGER ROBERT BARTOLOTTA ANNOUNCED AT A WEDENSDAY NEWS CONFERENCE THAT HE HAS SLASHED ABOUT $8 MILLION DOLLARS FROM A PROJECTED $10 MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THIS YEAR BY ELIMINATING 89 JOBS. BARTOLOTTA TOLD THE MEDIA ASSEMBLED THAT THE CITY WOULD LAYOFF 27 WORKERS, AND 62 POSITIONS WOULD BE ELIMINATED, WITH ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE CUTS COMING FROM THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE DID SAY HOWEVER THAT THE POSITIONS CUT THERE DO NOT INCLUDE STREET LEVEL POSITIONS, THEREFORE NOT AFFECTING PUBLIC SAFETY. AMONG THE CUTS WAS A CAPTAIN AND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT. ALSO, THE MARINE PATROL WAS CUT IN HALF FROM TWO OFFICERS TO ONE. CITY MANAGER PETER ABBOTT WAS UPBEAT ABOUT THE CUTS, SAYING THAT THESE ARE THE CARDS THEY ARE BEING DEALT, AND THEY WILL PLAY THEM AS BEST THEY CAN. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT THE ONLY DEPARTMENT HIT, AS BARTOLOTTA CUT HIS OWN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, ALONG WITH THE SKATEBOARD PARK ATTENDANT, THE MANAGER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, THE MANAGER OF LANDSCAPE OPERATIONS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. "
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Posted on Apr 17, 2008 05:38am.
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