Thursday, January 06, 2011
Boyd County Plans Layoffs
KENTUCKY...
Some Boyd County employees will be without work after Friday, when the northeastern Kentucky county plans to lay off 17 workers.
Judge-Executive William "Bud" Stevens says officials have been putting off looking at the possibility of layoffs for about a year. County commissioners approved the layoffs Tuesday. Stevens told The Independent in Ashland that the county isn't over budget yet but that finances are tight.
Commissioner Carl Tolliver says he agreed with the layoff of eight parks department workers, because the department's work decreases during winter. But he voted against the others, saying workers' seniority wasn't given proper consideration and that cuts could have been made in other areas.
Stevens says he looked at finances and which departments could spare some workers when making recommendations but that county ordinances allow him to keep more qualified employees regardless of seniority. He says he hopes the county will be able to hire back some of the laid-off employees at some point.
Some Boyd County employees will be without work after Friday, when the northeastern Kentucky county plans to lay off 17 workers.
Judge-Executive William "Bud" Stevens says officials have been putting off looking at the possibility of layoffs for about a year. County commissioners approved the layoffs Tuesday. Stevens told The Independent in Ashland that the county isn't over budget yet but that finances are tight.
Commissioner Carl Tolliver says he agreed with the layoff of eight parks department workers, because the department's work decreases during winter. But he voted against the others, saying workers' seniority wasn't given proper consideration and that cuts could have been made in other areas.
Stevens says he looked at finances and which departments could spare some workers when making recommendations but that county ordinances allow him to keep more qualified employees regardless of seniority. He says he hopes the county will be able to hire back some of the laid-off employees at some point.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:21 PM 
