City Of Oakland Plans Parks & Rec Employee Cuts After Voters Approve Measure Q
ONN – City Of Oakland Plans Parks & Rec Employee Cuts After Voters Approve Measure Q
Sad news: according to a well-placed news source, the City of Oakland plans to cut Parks and Recreation Department staff, after voters approved the controversial Measure Q parcel tax.
The move comes as the City of Oakland scrambles to adjust to the dramatic revenue shortfalls expected due to the Coronavirus. But the question this vlogger has is why cut staff, rather than have an across-the-board 20 percent budget cut for all salaries (including elected officials) and eliminate any non-essential reserves?
City of Oakland Budget Reserves are not pockets of money laying around, but reflect specific projects. An economic development effort involving a neighborhood business retention plan, for example. The City of Oakland should comb through the reverses and lop-off those not truly needed now.
Parks and Recreation monies and staff are needed and should be guarded, at this time. The homeless population has altered the importance of the department. Now, it maintains what have become living places in Oakland.
Stay tuned.
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