Cuts put 26 at DPI out of work

Wow - a whole 26 people off the public roles.

Didn't I just hear that school administration has grown at a faster rate than either number of students or teachers?

I'm thinking there are more cuts to be had here. They aren't looking hard enough.

$136,000 per year plus bennies!

He got an $11,000 per raise to return home and do his best to reverse the spin Baby Dumpling has created.

How much is the salary for the guy Bev just created a job for? Around $136,000 or something like that.

I believe the reporter meant 26 people/bodies were cut - 15 transferred and the remainder (23) were vacant positions. Hopefully this article can be clarified.

The post has been updated to clarify that 26 people were laid off. Sorry for any confusion. BN

Err, talk about some fuzzy math. Apparently, no one lost their job, not necessarily a bad thing depending on your perspective. The source of their funding changed, and the rest of the positions were vacant. Eliminating vacant positions doesn't cut spending, it cuts the budget. Interesting methodology being employed to balance the books, but it's only on paper. I'm sure the cuts in spending that will ultimately be required will be geared toward organizational efficiency, and not the result of political posturing ad nausea. Or, maybe it will. If there is only one job left in state government at the end of it all, it will be Bev "do as I say, and not as I do" Perdue's position.

It's also quite the comedy to see this trial balloon of an article appear, gauging the public's appetite for any real layoffs in state government. Where do you start? I suggest furloughing all retirement eligible state employees immediately. It's in their best interest to hang on as long as possible and milk their employment for every cent they can get, and it's in the interest of the rest of us that they retire.

If furloughs across the board occur, that's not such a bad thing either. It reduces general fund spending, and guarantee some attrition will occur. Or even salary reductions.

It's tougher to eliminate positions with real people in them. Holding people accountable and responsible for performance would be a start, but when was the last time you heard of anyone losing their position in state government for anything less than malfeasance? The answer is never. So, unless a policy is put into place to reward performance, and punish non-performance, the only resort is furloughs. Otherwise, you'll be fighting lawsuits until the next recession, depression, or whatever you want to call it. I prefer to call it the end of Camelot.

26 people lost jobs...well, not exactly. 15 were moved and are being paid by other depts. so 11 people came off the state payroll.
all the other jobs were already vacant. how does that save 4.6 mil