Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’sa budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servic levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beach Countty locations,” she noted in the release. The requiredd staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millionsz of dollars in unpaid traffix andcourt fees, which will lead to more budgef cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfundx usinto extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employeesa accepted a buyout offer this monty and will leave June 30 with a full payougt on theirsick leave, rather than the normakl 25 percent to 50 percent offeredr under current termination policies. On May 29, an additio 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectivee June 12. They will receive four weeks of pay. With thes e layoffs and the positionspreviouslt eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percentf of management positions and 12 percent of hourlyu positions -- in the past year.
The Cler k & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officea throughout PalmBeach County, handles the business arm of the courty system. Employees receive, file and retrieve court documents, process fees and trafficf fines, and enter and maintainm case information inthe court’a computer system.