BALTIMORE - Facing a mid-year reduction of $60 million in city revenues, the city's plans to immediately reduce spending include employee layoffs, proposed furloughs for all city employees, and cuts to the city take-home fleet.
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL - Despite general revenue falling by $6 million, Clay County has managed to maintain public services through job cuts and reduced benefits for employees.
WILLOWS, CA - To avoid county layoffs, the board is considering dipping into county reserve funds, including $450,000 in its fleet reserve account for general reserve spending.
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Facing a $3 million budget deficit in 2010, Vigo County will reduce expenses for items such as take-home vehicles and county employee cell phones.
CINCINNATI - Facing a $28 million deficit, more than 150 full-time city employees may be laid off in September unless the City of Cincinnati cuts expensive items such as take-home cars.
REDDING, CA – Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko's plea for more than $2 million to close his department's nearly $4 million budget gap was unanimously rejected June 8 by the board of supervisors, reported Record Searchlight.
STAMFORD, CT – Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell has instructed agencies to keep state vehicles off the roads two days a week to save on expenses, according to StamfordPlus.com.
SNOW HILL, MD – Cost-cutting attempts will include a new take-home vehicle policy possibly restricting take-home vehicles to people residing within certain mileage of their work site, according to The Dispatch.
CHANDLER, AZ – City of Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is taking heat for allowing taxpayers buy him a new $32,000 Toyota Camry Hybrid with more than $5,000 in upgrades when the city is facing a budget deficit.
HARTFORD, CT – City of Hartford Police officers will have to stick with their older, higher-mileage cars when cash-strapped communities stop buying new ones.
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