Camden County to slash payroll of public employees
Camden County, New Jersey, has never been a bastion of economic viability. Now, the county will be forced to cut payroll for nearly 25 percent of its public workforce, The Associated Press reports.
In all, approximately 383 employees will be slashed from payroll in a county where much of the population already lives either at or below the poverty level. The final number may change depending on whether or not unions will make any cost-saving concessions, the AP details.
The most significant concern regarding the payroll cutback is focused on public safety. The cuts could remove nearly half of the county's police and one-third of the fire department. Such figures would be a body blow to an area with one of the nation's highest crime rates.
"It adds to the burden of trying to get out of one of the deepest holes any city has fallen into in the postwar period," Rutgers University-Camden historian Howard Gillette told the AP.
Other payroll plans were previously attempted, including furloughing county workers for up to four days at a time, which saved approximately $200,000 in overtime pay and $2.6 million in salary, according to the Camden County Board of Freeholders.
In all, approximately 383 employees will be slashed from payroll in a county where much of the population already lives either at or below the poverty level. The final number may change depending on whether or not unions will make any cost-saving concessions, the AP details.
The most significant concern regarding the payroll cutback is focused on public safety. The cuts could remove nearly half of the county's police and one-third of the fire department. Such figures would be a body blow to an area with one of the nation's highest crime rates.
"It adds to the burden of trying to get out of one of the deepest holes any city has fallen into in the postwar period," Rutgers University-Camden historian Howard Gillette told the AP.
Other payroll plans were previously attempted, including furloughing county workers for up to four days at a time, which saved approximately $200,000 in overtime pay and $2.6 million in salary, according to the Camden County Board of Freeholders.
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