Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

Update 3:20pm Clarifications and corrections - strike the deletions, new text is bolded.

Mayor Pam Iorio just announced the expected City of Tampa layoffs in response to recent budget cuts. Here are the raw numbers:

219 employees full time positions including 120 existing employees and 99 open positions including:
1 Director
4 Deputy Directors (including the recently retired Fred Hearns - he will not be replaced)
6 managers
24 supervisors
26 professionals

From the public safety area, Iorio says 47 will be layed laid off from the Police Department, including 13 sworn officers. Also, 14 will be let go from the Fire Department.

More info as it comes.

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