Thirteen staffers in two New Orleans municipal departments received pink slips this month under Mayor-elect Helena Moreno’s plan to balance the city’s budget, the first of multiple payroll cuts that are expected to claw back $37 million in savings.
Moreno’s transition team on Dec. 12 notified all four employees in the Mayor’s Office of Youth and Families and all nine staffers in the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination that their jobs were ending after Moreno takes office Jan. 12, transition and City Hall staffers said this week.
“As Mayor-elect Moreno prepares to take office, we have been reviewing unclassified positions within City Hall. At this time, we will not be extending an offer to you for continued employment in your current role in the new administration,” the letter read…