Palm Beach County clerk cuts 66 employees - South Florida Business Journal:

http://www.askcomputerhardware.com/Desktops/HP-Pavilion-Slimline-S3720F/
million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, countty clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impac service levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beacb County locations,” she noted in the release. The requiredc staff cuts leave the office with fewer peopld to pursue and collect millions of dollare in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, whichb will lead to more budgett cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyoutg offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percengt to 50 percent offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additionj 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beintglaid off, effective June 12. They will receive four weekz of pay. With these layoffs and the positionapreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 position s -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourly positionas -- in the past year.
The Clermk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in offices throughout PalmBeacg County, handles the business arm of the courf system. Employees receive, file and retrieve courtf documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’s computerr system.