City considers furlough day for all employees

June 09, 2010

The City of Belen is considering furloughing all city employees for one day before the end of this fiscal year to help the budget, Interim City Manager Mary Lucy Baca told city councilors at Monday night’s council meeting.

A city ordinance requires that all pay increases and decreases be approved by the city council prior to taking effect.

If approved, this would be the first time the city would furlough employees involuntarily as part of cuts made to correct problems associated with what was once a $3.2-million budget deficit.

Right now employees are allowed to take voluntary furlough days, a program that’s saved the city more than $4,000 since it started in March.

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