On Jan. 8 of last year — his first full day in office — Mayor Daniel Lurie took steps to slow the growth of city hiring as he confronted a two-year deficit of nearly $800 million, the largest in city history.
That decision, along with subsequent efforts to prioritize the filling of vacant positions, resulted in nearly $100 million in savings over roughly 15 months when comparing the pace of hiring before Lurie was inaugurated with what it was afterward, according to a recent memo prepared by his budget director, Sophia Kittler.
“When we took office, The City was spending more money than it was bringing in — and relying on one-time funds to paper over an ongoing deficit,” Lurie spokesperson Charles Lutvak said Wednesday…