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AUTUMN CRUZ<\/p>\n
Sacramento Bee file<\/p>\n
The brunt of the city of Sacramento\u2019s layoffs<\/a> would hit parks maintenance workers, according to a list of positions released Tuesday. Cuts also proposed for other departments.<\/p>\n Thirty-seven people could be laid off or demoted from City Hall,<\/a> according to a discussion heard at City Council on Tuesday, marking the first time the City Council heard publicly how many people \u2014 and not just positions \u2014 will be affected.<\/p>\n People who are demoted would be handed another responsibility, said Finance Director Pete Coletto. Some have already been placed in other jobs, and others have retired, he said.<\/p>\n Nearly 100 vacant positions could also be shed.<\/p>\n Park maintenance workers<\/a> in 26 positions could get a pink slip. The city previously said it spared 23 other park maintenance positions.<\/p>\n \u201cSome hard decisions had to be made,\u201d said City Manager Maraskeshia Smith. \u201cEvery option considered carried impacts, and those impacts are not abstract.\u201d<\/p>\n The City Council is attempting to fill a $66.2 million budget gap to balance a $1.7 billion fiscal plan. The budget year runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027.<\/p>\n Other positions proposed to be cut include staff members in the Office of Public Safety Accountability, which serves as a watchdog over the Sacramento police and fire departments. An administrative analyst in the city manager\u2019s office and an IT support specialist could also be let go.<\/p>\n The park maintenance workers, who make about $35,000, are among the lowest paid personnel in the city, said Payden Martin, union representative for Local 39.<\/p>\n \u201cLaying these employees off will in no way solve the $66 million budget shortfall,\u201d Martin said. \u201cOur parks maintenance division works in the cold, rain, blazing heat, pandemics, (cleaning) poop and drug needles out of playgrounds and sports fields.\u201d<\/p>\n He implored the City Council to cancel contracts instead of laying off employees.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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