SPRINGFIELD – The city’s top finance official said Wednesday that the city is sticking with a 12-day unpaid furlough for all non-bargaining employees, not yet convinced that a tiered furlough proposed by city councilors is a better option. Some 331 employees face the mandatory 12-day furlough, spread over a 12-month period. Changing the system to a tiered system, based on...
SPRINGFIELD – The city’s top finance official said Wednesday that the city is sticking with a 12-day unpaid furlough for all non-bargaining employees, not yet convinced that a tiered furlough proposed by city councilors is a better option.
Some 331 employees face the mandatory 12-day furlough, spread over a 12-month period.
Changing the system to a tiered system, based on income, could be evaluated quarterly, said Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Lee C. Erdmann during a meeting with the council Finance Committee on Wednesday.
The 12-day furlough will save the city $876,838, Erdmann said.
A tiered program saves less based on two specific options discussed, Erdmann said. The options would have the furloughs range from 15 days for the highest paid employees to no days for employees making less than $25,000.
Councilor Kateri Walsh said said council intended to convey the concept, not a specific plan.