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Ore. lawmaker says vacant jobs cost state money

The Columbian
Published: March 3, 2011, 12:00am

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker says Oregon can save some money by eliminating jobs deliberately left vacant in state agencies.

State Rep. Gene Whisnant of Sunriver has proposed a bill that would force state agencies to eliminate any position held open longer than six months.

The Oregonian reports that as of Jan. 31, the number of vacant but budgeted positions in state government stood at nearly 4,500.

That’s about 11 percent of the total workforce and does not include seasonal positions.

George Naughton, the main budget analyst for Gov. John Kitzhaber, says the governor is studying the proposal but that some open slots are the result of retirements or specific requirements that make the job difficult to fill.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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