Are layoffs coming?

In the wake of mid-year projected budget cuts of $1.9 million, the School Board of Levy County needs to lay off 50 employees, according to Director of Finance Robert Clemons.

“We should have reduced our staff levels by at least 25 at the beginning of this school year,” Clemons wrote in a letter to the Board dated Nov. 26. “Now that half of the year is gone we need to reduce our staff levels by 50 to achieve the same results.”

Revised revenue projections show that the state of Florida is facing a $3.5 billion shortfall, up from the $1.8 billion forecasted in August by the Revenue Estimating Conference.

The district spends an average of $42,000 per employee, including salary and benefits. SBLC is a major employer in the county with more than 900 employees. Laying-off 50 people, about 5.5 percent of the SBLC workforce, would save approximately $1 million during the second half of the school year. The rest of the cuts would need to be made up in other ways or covered by the fund balance.

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