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Teachers Laid Off

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About declining enrollment. And Therapists? Didn’t we used to call them counselors or is this some other made up non-teaching job?

school board last week voted to lay off several teachers
and therapists to help close a nearly $3 million deficit.
Pacific Grove Unified School District chief human resources officer Buck Roggeman told the board that the layoffs are due to decreases in student enrollment in kindergarten through fifth grade. Pacific Grove’s two elementary schools are Forest Grove on Congress and Robert Down on Pine.

Teachers Laid Off

Layoffs At P.G. Schools

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Is it odd that no administration jobs are listed as potential cuts?

The jobs at the city’s two elementary schools that could be on the chopping block include four classroom teachers, which would save $511,904, a Spanish teacher for a $139,907 savings, and a mental health therapist, which would save the district $178,626. Other possible cuts include the loss of two mental health therapists at the middle and high schools for a combined savings of S363,443, and a technology support position for a savings of$148,305.

The district, which is experiencing declining enrollment, is also recommending is a 3 percent reduction of all materials and supplies, professional consulting services, and other cuts for a $131,847 savings.

Layoffs At P.G. Schools

Things Looking Very Bad

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For police & fire departments

Up for review:

elimination of five positions and four layoffs in the fire department, five positions and two layoffs in the police department, five positions and two layoffs in public works, and four positions and three layoffs in the library. Other layoffs could occur, Colangelo said.

Also proposed is elimination of the city’s Golf Advisory Committees and ad hoc committees on campaign finance review, the city charter review and oversight of Crespi Pond, and conversion of the city’s ad hoc budget and finance committee to a permanent committee.

Things Looking Very Bad

Union Fights P.G. Job Cuts

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Can’t let the cash strapped city control the flow of money to the union . .

A union representing Pacific Grove city employees plans to challenge announced layoffs that will affect its members.

Laborers Local 270 president Tim McCormick, representative for the Santa Cruz-based local’s public employee section, said he plans to attend the Pacific Grove City Council meeting Wednesday to argue that the city doesn’t have the right to cut its members from the staff without negotiating with the union first.

“I pay my dues ahead of time, when the benefits come I’m last in line” – Neil Young

Union Fights PG Job Cuts

The Pie Man Cometh – Jobs Cut In P.G.

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Announcements of planned layoffs were given Monday to around 15 Pacific Grove city employees, including department managers, by City Manager Jim Colangelo.

Employees received e-mails Friday asking them to meet with Colangelo on Monday, when they received the news, said Recreation Director John Miller, one of those who got notice.

Three positions would be permanently eliminated, Colangelo said, while others affected will be offered other jobs with the city, “admittedly at a lower pay rate.” The layoffs and reorganization should save the city around $500,000, he said.

The Pie Man Cometh – Jobs Cut In P.G.