A proposal to balance Sacramento’s $66 million budget deficit would slash dozens of employees, hike parking fees and create 200 new metered spaces, according to staff presentation released Thursday.
Nearly every department has been asked to scour its budget for cost-saving measures to reduce spending by 15%. The options released Thursday were the city’s first proposals and will be revised for months before the City Council is scheduled to approve the budget in June.
The list, included on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting, includes cutting programs, slashing vacancies and laying off employees. The union representing the city’s largest number of employees was notified earlier this week that some of its members could be let go, prompting a union representative to denounce the layoffs…