Vermont Job Cuts Hit Corrections
The Vermont Department of Corrections will see the greatest number of layoffs and job cuts under the Douglas administration’s plan to achieve $7.4 million in labor savings this budget year. From the Burlington Free Press.
In the coming weeks, 14 people will lose their jobs and 20 other positions will be eliminated permanently in Corrections. The number of jobs in Corrections had already shrunk by 101 in earlier rounds of job cuts beginning in 2008. The department will have 1,044 authorized positions after this round of cuts, including 44 open slots that could be filled. “This cut is the first real impact on community services,” said Commissioner Andrew Pallito, referring to probation and parole programs. He said he tried to steer clear of frontline positions where possible. He didn’t cut any uniformed staff who work in prisons.
The Douglas administration says fewer layoffs are needed — 29 instead of the 37 announced last week — because more vacant and retirement slots will be eliminated. The administration will eliminate 82.5 jobs newly vacated by retiring workers and 46.5 slots that have been vacant.
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