LEON COUNTY, Fla. — Leon County leaders are weighing whether to offer employee buyouts as they brace for expected budget challenges and the possibility of losing millions of dollars in property tax revenue.
Commissioners are debating a voluntary separation incentive program that would offer some employees incentives to leave voluntarily, rather than risk layoffs later. The idea mirrors a recent move by the city of Tallahassee, where employees were offered incentives to leave as part of the city’s budget strategy.
County staff said no plan has been developed or approved. However, they warned a proposed property tax amendment could reduce county revenue by about $71 million over its first two years of implementation, prompting leaders to begin discussing potential workforce reductions now…