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With the city of Yonkers, New York facing a budget deficit of $16 million, Mayor Phil Amicone plans to layoff 200 to 300 full time city workers by January.

 

Amicone blames the layoffs on sharply declining revenue and higher-than-expected costs during the fiscal first quarter. The city currently employs about 3,100 people, including part time personnel.

 

"The economy of this country, the economy of this state, [and] frankly the economy of the world [has] dramatically changed over the past six months - and for the worse - and the impacts of that are felt at every level including in the city of Yonkers," the mayor said.

 

The city will freeze hirings; eliminate police and fire academy classes planned for 2009; cut fees to consultants by 75%; and cut special projects and subsidies to community-based organizations by 40%.

 

About $1.5 million in cuts will affect the city's school district, including a freeze on the purchase of new textbooks and supplies, cuts in overtime and extra pay, and the elimination of professional conferences paid for with tax support.

 

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