Wednesday, September 16, 2009
State Administrative Office Of Courts Makes Cuts
Faced with a deficit of about $35 million, the state's Administrative Office of the Courts has cut 47 jobs at their Millcreek campus in Frankfort. Affected employees were in the divisions of clerk services, mediation, real property, records and statistics and training. Statewide, AOC has 970 employees, while 273 are at the Millcreek campus. The AOC is also eliminating or reducing non-essential operating expenses such as furniture and equipment replacements, office supplies, cell phones and pagers. The move is expected to save about $4.5 million, with $2.1 million coming from the layoffs.