Supervisors Vote to Cut Back on Hiring
Concerned that a worsening economy could take a bite out of the county budget, Los Angeles supervisors voted Tuesday to cut back on hiring nonessential employees.
The county government, the region’s largest employer, has had a hiring freeze since its brush with bankruptcy in 1995. But during the economic boom, it allowed departments to hire additional staff. The county has added nearly 10,000 workers since the mid-1990s.
On Tuesday, County Chief Administrative Officer David Janssen asked supervisors to “reiterate” the freeze. He said that law enforcement, health and child welfare workers could still be hired to protect the public but that administrative and support staff positions would be frozen.
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