New York mayor to reduce growing staff
18/11/2008 17:52
The headcount in the office of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has
swelled to the highest level of his seven --year tenure -- prompting him to
order a massive cut over the next 19 months, The New York Post reported
yesterday.
Figures posted on the city's Web site show that the mayor's office
had 492 employees as of September, while at the end of the 2007 fiscal year in
June, the figure stood at 451, according to the report.
With the economy in
trouble, the mayor has reportedly ordered a 10 percent reduction in the
"authorized" headcount -- the maximum allowable payroll -- which now stands at
521.
Mark Lavorgna, a mayoral spokesman, was quoted as saying that the
cutback would be accomplished by attrition through June 30, 2010.
Bloomberg
has announced plans to cut the entire city work force by 3,000 - including some
500 layoffs -- to help deal with a projected US$4 billion budget gap over 18
months, the report said.
Xinhua
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