Facing declining revenues, Michael Nutter was forced to scale back tax cuts in his proposed budget. His financial team found another way to save money: leaving 85 empty positions in city departments unfilled. Finance Director Rob Dubow estimates that, starting in 2011, leaving these positions open will save the city approximately $7 million a year.
No one is getting laid off. All of these positions are currently empty and the city simply won't be hiring anyone new to fill vacancies in certain departments. Who is being impacted? Here is a list of the departments and the number of positions that will remain vacant:
City Planning - 6 positions
Commerce Department - 8 positions
Office of Fleet Management - 12 positions
Free Library of Philadelphia - 7 positions
Office of Technology - 13 positions
Law Department - 15 positions
Personnel Department - 9 positions
Department of Public Property - 15 positions
This policy is not a citywide hiring freeze. In fact, Nutter has authorized several departments to fill vacant positions. The most high profile is probably the ongoing push to hire more EMS workers for the Fire Department. Positions will also continue to be filled in the Police Department, Philadelphia Prison System, Recreation Department, Health Department, and L&I. These are the departments that were chosen as priorities by Mayor Nutter and City Council.
Looking at the list, it's clear that Nutter has decided to continue filling positions in departments that directly serve the public. With the exception of the Free Library of Philadelphia, all of the departments facing hiring freezes are probably unfamiliar to most city residents. There has been an ongoing push to hire more employees to staff city health centers, but I haven't encountered a single individual or organization fighting for more people to work at Fleet Management.
Comments (9)
I don't understand, why in 2008, there are still so many admistrative folks/friends/employees on the city payroll.
Posted by J. Brown | May 17, 2008 9:44 PM
Why is the Philadelphia Prison System telling employees that there is a hiring freeze 10/2009 for laderal transferrs.
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