Monday, February 14, 2011

100 more Reno city employees get layoff notices

RENO, Nev. (AP) - One hundred more Reno city employees have received layoff notices, prompting the immediate closure of a downtown police substation to the public.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reports the workers were advised by the personnel office of their options Friday, including unemployment benefits and self-paid, extended health coverage.

City spokeswoman Michele Anderson says the employees were put on administrative leave until the layoffs take effect March 1 so they have more time to find work while under the city's health insurance coverage.

Last year, the city laid off 126 full-time positions and left another 56 positions empty. In all, 381 positions have been eliminated in the last two years, reducing city staff to about 1,240.

A severe budget shortfall has prompted the layoffs.

Information from: Reno Gazette-Journal, http://www.rgj.com

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