City Manager Leon Churchill, Assistant City Manager Mari Hurtado and Finance Director Zane Johnston will talk about what steps have already been taken to tighten the city’s financial belt and what might need to be soon done, such as the elimination of 67 full-time jobs.
The city needs to cut $9 million — its projected deficit in fiscal year 2009-2010 — from the $53 million general fund the city uses to pay bills, the biggest of which is pay and benefits for its employees
Officials say a continued decline in sales and property taxes has put Tracy’s finances in a bind as it works to balance its budget. The state is also taking about $1.8 million the city thought it would have.
Churchill says the city will have to rethink how it operates, because across-the-board, seniority-based layoffs, which the city has so far avoided, are certain at this point.
Managers will likely oversee more workers, and the city will try to merge “similar services” and automate what it can, according to a report written by Churchill. Those hired more recently will be the first let go.
The city manager will outline what cuts he might make, but the council will vote for a precise plan to cut employees and services at its Nov. 3 meeting.
At a glance
• WHAT: City Council budget meeting
• WHEN: 5 p.m. Tuesday
• WHERE: City Hall council chambers, 333 Civic Center Plaza
• INFO: www.ci.tracy.ca.us/
1. Union and
2. NOT Private Sector
... the real question is will they get salary increases this year, and next?
Hope not, but if the answer to that question is YES your complaint would go further with me.
Much further than silly complaints about how much money someone makes.
That just sounds like personal attacks.
And anyway, many midlevel executives, and even senior/lead professionals still make more money.
I look at the sentiments expressed in these silly complaints as foolishness.
Anyone who worked for a Union knows that the Unions won't let it happen without a fight.
I'd like to see more commentary on how expensive that silly request could rack up to be in lawsuit fees?
Any ideas? Just askin' before we go off on that tangent?
And over time, five percent paycut could be made up by not giving salary increase this year.
Each additional five percent could be made up each consecutive year of not recieving a salary increase.
Watch the city council meeting, bet they do nothing and spend some more.
Had stumbled over the sidewalk in the dark in the past. The root of the tree was uplifting it, couldn't see it in the dark. Street light was out, too! Didn't fall, but wondered if another unlucky person did take the fall and break a bone, a lawsuit toward the city could take place?
The taxpayers, don't they get any breaks????
Fix things that could invite lawsuits!!! Prevent it!
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I bet you could take pictures of the sidewalks in your neighborhood and send them to the Tracy Press. See if they will print a picture of your twenty year old sidewalks. Love to see what they look like after the city allegedly ignored all your phone calls for over twenty years?
You made one comment... "3 day weekend complaint again, they still work 80 hours every two weeks, some people can not count".
I agree with you that they - the so called city workers that is, are physically there 80 hours, but there WORKING.... someone must have really pulled the wool over your eyes. Honestly, they do not know what real work is. I mean be serious. They all have a plush city job with huge benefits, all at the tax payers expense. Why on earth would they want to work hard like the rest of the normal population. They simply have it made... but not for long. What goes around comes around, and now they can experience life just as the rest of us do.
The idea that they have an emergency fund to finance a 9million dollar deficit,and the all the time in the world to reduce was a JOKE!
In the real world of tax payers who have private jobs or no jobs no sympathy from me in the soon to be un-employed city hall workers. Thank the council and Leon who has a 350k a year salary!
3 day weekend complaint again, they still work 80 hours every two weeks, some people can not count.
City employees know who is goofing off and who isn't. The ones that will be let go, can they come back and sue the City?