Try This for Drastic Government Reform
September 11, 2010 Leave a comment
This epitomizes the extremes reforms that cities might have to go to fix a long festering problem–basically, out source the government!
One Orange County city has already taken bold steps to correct its $10 million deficit. It may be a model for other cities and states across the country. Internally, it has decided it will not replace any city worker that dies, retires, moves or quits. The city will simply out source the employment to an outside service company and eliminate healthcare requirements and unsustainable pensions. Building inspectors will be out sourced as will city plan checkers, librarians and meter maids. Only essential services like top executives and cops will remain on the city payroll. The city staff will eventually decrease from 220 to approximately 35 personnel. This is the essence of deconstruction.
via A Tsunami Approaches: The Beginning of the Great Deconstruction | Newgeography.com.
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