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9. October 2010 by admin.
New Castle County Executive Chris Coons says county workers from three unions face layoffs as he presented his budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year Tuesday evening.
“I do not see how it is fair for one half of our workforce to continue giving back, while the other half does not,” New Castle County Executive Chris Coons said.
Last year the police and paramedics unions negotiated 5% pay cuts and other concessions in a three year deal. Locals 459, 1607 and 3109 agreed to the cutback for one year in exchange for job security.
Coons says he’s gone back to negotiate with those three AFSCME unions that represent 725 employees to ask them to continue the 5% pay cut for this budget year, without success.
So now many of the county’s park, sewer and maintenance workers, along with clerical and technical employees and managers and supervisors face losing their jobs.
“Workers in those three unions will be facing layoffs. It is their choice,” Coons said.
“While I respect the collective bargaining process and have been open to negotiating a fair resolution to this, the three unions I mentioned have so far made a choice that will require hard consequences. So I will be working with our management team over the coming months to reduce the workforce and further align this government.”
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9. October 2010 by admin.
http://www.ontheissues.org/economic/Chris_Coons_Tax_Reform.htm
Increase property & sewer taxes; layoff 75 county employees
Coons Seeks 25% Property Tax Hike: If approved by County Council, the tax hike would be the 2nd biggest in county history and would raise an extra $21 million.
The average annual property tax bill would rise by about $100 to $501. Coons’ spending plan also calls for a 10% increase in sewer fees.
The overall budget reflects the impact of the recession, particularly in housing. Revenues from the statewide real estate transfer tax have plummeted as home sales swooned.
Coons’ spending plan would trim personnel costs by $4.8 million, an amount he said could be achieved by laying off 75 to 100 employees. If layoffs are needed, they would occur across the board and include public safety services such as police & paramedics.
Coons said he is continuing to negotiate with the county’s six unions to see whether they would accept furloughs or some other form of payroll reductions. So far, the unions have balked at Coons’ proposed furloughs, suggesting that taxes instead be raised to save county jobs.
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