County Executive Proposes $2.8M Workforce-reduction Plan to Legislature
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The initial workforce-reduction action consists of 50 county positions that would be cut in the fourth quarter of 2014 and whose job titles would be eliminated. The reductions represent a cross-section of the workforce and are anticipated to save
The recommended departmental workforce reductions follow steps (http://www.co.orange.ny.us/filestorage/124/898/2483/11877/06-20-14_Neuhaus_-_Budget_Cost-Reduction_Plans_Underway.pdf) already taken by the county executive to reduce next year's projected
Neuhaus also indicated he would be requiring management hired before
The 50 positions recommended for elimination by commissioners and department heads were part of a 5 and 10 percent cost-reduction plan submitted to the county executive's office in order to reduce county taxpayers' share of operational costs starting this year. Neuhaus also requested that these county officials seek to cut their budgets for next year. According to the most recent payroll figures,
Along with the workforce-reduction resolution, Neuhaus also submitted a proposed retirement-incentive package for county employees immediately eligible to retire and whose job positions would thereafter be abolished. The retirement incentive would provide buyouts of
* The employee separates employment from
* Payments will be
* Approval of the employee's participation must be made in writing by the department head indicating that in the department head's judgment the department can continue to meet its essential duties without such particular employee or such employee's position being filled.
* A requirement that the participating employee be a member of a collective bargaining unit with a current or expired collective bargaining agreement.
* A requirement that steps will be taken to cause the abolition of the position of any participating employee as authorized without refilling the position.
* A requirement that the net benefits to the county in county taxation savings will be equal to at least
The retirement-incentive resolution would take effect upon the approval of the first resolution to reduce the county workforce by 50 employees. Any employee subject to layoff in the first resolution who is eligible to retire may take advantage of the retirement incentive provided they meet the incentive requirements. Similar incentive programs have been undertaken in
The resolutions are expected to be on the agenda of the legislature's
In the letter, County Executive Neuhaus expanded on the county's financial crisis described in his
"County budget officials and the legislature's own independent auditors agree: We no longer have the fund balance we have used in the past to balance the budget for 2015. Therefore, we must do what other local governments have done across
Neuhaus has requested cost-reduction plans from every department head and commissioner. "We cannot bust the tax cap. County officials must finally make the hard choices necessary to get our fiscal house in order," he said.
"I support County Executive Neuhaus for offering solutions with respect to workforce-reduction and retirementincentive proposals. The executive and the legislature must face the projected
An Executive Budget is expected to be submitted to the legislature by
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