Today, the City’s Budget Committee is reviewing spending, revenues and staffing for the first three months of 2016. Today’s update shows the City is already running a budget surplus but it also has over 3,000 vacant positions. High vacancies lead to pressure on service standards and higher stress on workers due to stress. Local 79 sent a briefing note to Councillors to draw their attention to this problem and we’re asking the Budget Committee to request a comprehensive workforce development plan to address the City’s chronic vacancy problem.
Click here or on the Briefing Notes below to read them.