Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Clayton Passes Budget, Doesn't Cut Employee Pay 4 Percent

Police academy will close

By Ralph Ellis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Clayton County News
June 30, 2010

Clayton County employees won't need to take a 4-percent pay cut next year.

Commission Chairman Wole Ralph introduced and passed a budget plan on Tuesday night that was designed to save money by closing the county police academy, outsourcing planning services and instituting a three-month hiring freeze. County employees will take four furlough days and six employees will lose their jobs, he said.

Ralph's $166 million general fund budget was approved 3-2, with Chairman Eldrin Bell and Michael Edmondson voting against it. The general fund pays for most county operational services, including salaries.

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