By Jim Walsh | East Valley Tribune
Mesa anticipates losing millions of dollars in revenue from the recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing potential layoffs and delaying several major projects in East Mesa.
City Manager Chris Brady said he is trying to minimize layoffs of full-time employees by reassigning them to other positions or to Mesa Cares, the city’s COVID-19 response program, where their salaries might be picked up through federal funds.
“While these positions will be eliminated from departments, we are trying to do everything possible to find a place for them,’’ he said during a Council briefing last week, noting the layoffs would stem entirely from COVID-19’s fallout and are unrelated to the performance of employees.
