SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to trim the ranks of management in state government.
The measure is a response to a report by a public employee union that says some agencies are bloated with supervisors and other managers who do not oversee employees. The bill would direct legislative budget writers to set an employee-to-manager ratio of 11-to-1 when possible in agencies with at least 100 employees.
The Service Employees International Union says the average employee to manager ratio in the largest state agencies is 6.1-to-1.
Texas currently has a similar 11-1 ratio for managers to staff.
The bill has bipartisan support. It was scheduled for a committee work session Thursday but it was delayed so staff could estimate the impact on the budget.
