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2nd May Meeting Planned To Decide Extent Of Layoffs

OTSEGO COUNTY BOARD, 5-6-20 2nd May Meeting Planned To Decide Extent Of Layoffs NYSAC Expected We’ll Lose Equivalent Of Twice Tax Levy By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Today started with bad news for Otsego County’s 14 representatives and ended with worse. When the county board’s May meeting convened at 10 a.m. via Zoom, the county reps thought they were struggling with an $11 million deficit from coronavirus-related cuts.  When it end, that had doubled to $22…

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LAYOFFS POSSIBLE TO BALANCE BUDGET

LAYOFFS POSSIBLE TO BALANCE BUDGET Lindberg Sees 50, Maybe 80; Others See Less COOPERSTOWN – Perhaps 50 county employees, perhaps as many as 80, will have to be laid off to balance this year’s budget, county Budget Review Committee chair Don Lindberg, R-Worcester,  said today. “But I can’t see this board doing it,” he said. While not foreseeing cuts to the extent Lindberg does, both county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and Treasurer Dan Crowell acknowledged layoffs as a possibility.…

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