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Article: SANTA MARIA CITY EMPLOYEES' PAY CONCESSIONS APPROVED CITY OFFICES TO BE CLOSED 13 DAYS IN 2010
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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SANTA MARIA, Calif., Nov. 5 -- The city of Santa Maria issued the following news release:
All City of Santa Maria employees have voluntarily accepted 4 to 5 percent reductions in wages and benefits during the 2010 calendar year, to help the City cope with the recession, lower revenues and a budget deficit. The plan is meant to save the City approximately $600,000 through June 30, 2010 - the end of the current fiscal year, and about $1.2 million during the 2010 calendar year.
Santa Maria is the only city in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura counties to have all employees agree to reduced pay for 2010. The result will be furloughs, a measure that many government agencies have ...