San Bernardino County's budget for the new fiscal year calls for cutting hundreds of county jobs and holding off on raises for many county employees.
The $3.8 billion spending plan calls for cutting 529 county positions. County leaders acknowledged the budget included "painful decisions" but said it will help the county remain on solid financial ground into the future.
"We could not lose sight of the fact that the public deserves a fiscally sound county, and that in the long run the decisions we made today will put the county in the best possible position to maintain public services and recover as the economy improves," Board Chairman Gary Ovitt said Monday.
Of the 529 eliminated positions, only 85 are filled. Most of those 85 positions are within the probation department and the District Attorney and Public Defender's offices.
Read the story... | Source: SB Sun | Posted: 7/5/10
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