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Santa Rosa council adopts $576M budget, eliminates 27 positions and leans on reserves
The Santa Rosa City Council voted unanimously to adopt a $575.9 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, eliminating 27 positions and tapping reserves to close an operating shortfall while it puts off deeper service cuts. The plan counts on nearly $9.9 million in cost-cutting, including pension reform, eliminating vacant and previously […] The post Santa Rosa council adopts $576M budget, eliminates 27 positions and leans on reserves appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Santa Rosa council adopts $576M budget, eliminates 27 positions and leans on reserves, The Santa Rosa City Council voted unanimously to adopt a $575.9 million budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, eliminating 27 positions and tapping reserves to close an operating shortfall while it puts off deeper service cuts. The plan counts on nearly $9.9 million in cost-cutting, including pension reform, eliminating vacant and previously […] The post Santa Rosa council adopts $576M budget, eliminates 27 positions and leans on reserves appeared first on Local News Matters .
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