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PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Peekskill's proposed 2013 operating budget was released Monday and calls for the elimination of 40 full- or part-time city positions.
The budget proposed by acting City Manager Brian Havranek would eliminate 31 full-time positions, seven of which are already vacant, for a savings of approximately $2.8 million. Nine part-time positions would be eliminated for a savings of $164,349. Fifteen of the targeted positions are administrative, ten are public safety and six are in the Department of Public Works.
Havranek called the budget, his first as acting city manager, the most difficult budget he had worked on in his 29 years of public service.
“The current economic conditions under which we are currently operating is extremely difficult and although there are signs that the economy is recovering, it is not growing fast enough,” Havranek said.
The proposed operating budget for the city for 2013 is $51,493,103, which would carry a city tax rate increase of 6 percent, or $12.16 per $1,000 in assessed value. The current tax rate of $224.74 will be increased to $236.90. The average Peekskill taxpayer with an assessment of $10,000 will see an increase of $121.60 per year or $10.13 per month.
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Comments (3)
HELLO??!! This is a direct effect from the re election of that dope Mary Foster. Do we really need a grand fire house in Peekskill that is going to cost upward of 20 something million dollars???? The answer is NO WAY. Thank this horrible mayors mis management of OUR MONEY for the loss of jobs in this town. And leesther, that city manager got his direct orders from Foster, all that guy did, was what the horrible person of a mayor TOLD HIM TO DO. Peekskill, we are screwed. Hope you don't need a building permit or a phone answered anytime in the near future, cause that ain't gonna happen! Thank MAYOR MARY MORON for this. PEOPLE: NEXT TIME, GO OUT, AND VOTE.
Kaf0220...And where's the Integrity with that?! he's appointed to keep the best interest of the City and It's workers(that includes you) as unqualified as he is in this position! If his response to the you'll(the work Gang) is that he's only doing what Foster is telling him to do,that should cause you pause.... now look!. Pray your job ain't one of them, it's no secret that you'll(employees) were suffering under this administrations reign but all of you'll allowed her to disregard you and hold your jobs over your head, how's that working for you now?!. you'll constantly whispered of how terrible she was and did or said nothing...now she is pulling out the chopping block, I'm well aware of the situation Brian is in, but he made the choice to take the position that he knows that he is not qualified to hold , I too think that as a person he's respectful cordial...but...."Wrong is Wrong even if everybody is doing it...and Right is Right even if nobody is doing it"
P.S I'll be in to talk to you about your Threat....
This guy is not qualified to be City Manager,the charter dictates that the City Manager be a qualified candidate of which Havranek is not.