THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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Much of the financial news coming out of City Hall in the past several weeks has indicated a return to the path of solvency but a million dollars still needs to be trimmed from the budget before the 2011-2012 fiscal year ends and that likely means the elimination of non-union employees. The number of positions and which positions would be affected was not immediately known. At Thursday night's candidate forum City Commission Steve Frank told The River City News that while a great deal of Covington's projected budget deficit has been offset by the newly signed working agreements with the three unions representing public employees and the city's move to get out of the emergency dispatch business and transferring that task to the county, we are not completely in the clear.
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"We need to radically redesign the way we do services," Frank said, adding that the department reviews handled by Cincinnati-based Management Partners will be presented to the city commission in executive session next week. Those reviews were requested by Mayor Chuck Scheper as part of his 10-point plan, paid for by a portion of the mayor's salary and aim to enlighten city leaders on how to run City Hall more efficiently. Asked if the recommendations would include layoffs, Frank said, "I'll be disappointed if they don't."
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"There is still one more period (of cuts)," Frank said. "There are smarter ways to run the back office."
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Additionally, there is a plan on the table to offer across-the-board pay raises to non-union employees from the city manager and department heads to office workers. Frank said that he would oppose the proposed pay raises until he knew of a firm date when they would take effect. The percentage increase would likely be the same for everyone but the amount was not immediately known. The commissioner added that he agrees with is fellow City Commissioner Steve Casper that there needs to be a better job evaluation for senior positions before raises are handed out. "I know of no organizations that give you raises without setting any goals for you," Frank said.
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THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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