VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Facing a $6 million deficit in its 2010 budget, the city of Vancouver is eliminating 65 to 75 positions, beginning this week.
City Manager Pat McDonnell says the cuts to the city’s 1,100-person work force should cover about 75 percent of the budget shortfall.
McDonnell says every department will be affected, with reductions happening through limited retirement incentives, layoffs and the elimination of vacant positions across the city.
He says affected employees are being notified now but details about the cuts won’t be revealed until early February. McDonnell declined to tell The Columbian which departments would be hit hardest.
