Oakland City officials announced layoffs affecting 77 full-time positions, primarily impacting public works and the Oakland police department. The cuts, while regrettable, aim to achieve long-term financial stability for the city, which has faced budget shortfalls due to rising police overtime and lower-than-expected revenue.
Individual layoff notices went out Thursday to workers who fill 77 full-time city positions, hitting hardest the public works and Oakland police departments, which respectively will lose 26 and 19 positions.
The cuts to police are limited to non-sworn positions due to an agreement in the police officers union’s current contract that restricts cops from being laid off. “Today’s steps are unfortunate, and difficult,” Johnson said in the memo. “I won’t sugarcoat that, but I do want you all to know we are moving toward a long-term financial stability this City has desperately needed for too long.”
Police overtime has been the biggest source of overspending at the cash-strapped city, which also has fallen short of what it expected to bring in from once-reliable revenue streams, including from taxes on real-estate transfers and business licenses.A big bet by ex-Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters last November, to expedite a planned sale of the city’s Coliseum share — and use the revenue to pay city salaries — has also fallen short of expectations.
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