2027 budget personnel reductions and civil service process

At a glance

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What: how proposed 2027 position eliminations will be carried out through the civil service process after the budget is adopted.
Where it stands: the budget shows dollar reductions while position lists still include affected jobs; civil service decides who is affected. Brandy DeLarge described a 45-day notice and a hoped-for November 19 adoption.
Next: the council decides which cuts to keep. Safety and Permits and Code Enforcement cuts are vacancies; Sanitation's include about 37 layoffs.
Related: Civil Service pay plan changes, Office of Supplier Diversity 2027 Budget, Health Department 2027 Budget.

About 6 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings	6

2026-10-07 - City Council Budget Hearings - Mayor's office core staff down more than 20 from the prior administration; Law Department increase described as longevity and healthcare rather than new positions; Municipal and Traffic Court asked to fill long-vacant positions. See Mayor's Office Core 2027 Budget, Law Department 2027 Budget and Municipal and Traffic Court 2027 Budget.
2026-10-19 - City Council Budget Hearings - Budget director explained that civil service determines who is affected by position eliminations after adoption (45-day notice; November 19 adoption hoped). Council members questioned which departments would need civil service.
2026-10-08 - City Council Budget Hearings - Day 5 departments reported staff losses and cuts: Supplier Diversity from 13 to six, Cultural Economy down 67 percent, Health Department cuts of about $338,000 (three to four positions), and workforce grant-funded positions ending. See Office of Supplier Diversity 2027 Budget, Office of Cultural Economy 2027 Budget and Health Department 2027 Budget.
2026-10-05 - City Council Budget Hearings - Capital Projects and Public Works discussed moving positions to bond and grant funding and the sustainability of bond-funded salaries.