MARYLAND (WBFF) — As state workers begin applying for the Voluntary Separation Program, a cost-cutting measure implemented by Governor Wes Moore’s Office, data shows thousands of employees won’t be eligible for it.
To help balance the budget and deal with the Maryland’s deficit, state officials are working to make $121 million dollars in personnel cuts, as required by the latest budget. To do that, Governor Wes Moore’s Office has implemented a hiring freeze, has plans to eliminate vacant positions and has also started the Voluntary Separation Program. The VSP allows eligible state employees to leave their position with a lump sum of $20,000, $300 per year of service and six months of health insurance.
“I think it’ll help get them there, but it may not get them all the way there, and that’s one of the problems, too,” said political expert John Dedie…