Politics & Government

BOC Establishes New Furlough Days

Four holidays now unpaid as Gwinnett further whittles away at $18 million shortfall.

Gwinnett County has made good on more efforts to close an $18 million budget shortfall. Commissioners on Tuesday approved turning four paid holidays into unpaid furlough days for county workers. This had been revealed as an option last week.

The action establishes July 4, Sept. 5, Nov. 25 and Dec. 23 as unpaid furlough days for many of the 4,600 county workers. Public safety officials scheduled to work on those days will receive regular pay, but no additional holiday pay, county officials said.

This and other measures still leave the county more than $2 million short of the goal, but commissioners say that raising taxes or using fund balance to even things out are not options.

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The county's Web site gives an interactive look at how the county is moving on the revenue matter. A link under the heading "County financial news" goes to the interactive budget graphic.


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