By Justin Sayers | Tucson.com
The Tucson City Council on Tuesday will be presented with a “worst-case scenario” should city departments have to make heavy cuts as a result of decreased revenues caused by the pandemic.
City Manager Michael Ortega asked department heads to submit plans to cut their budgets 1% a month through June 2021, as well as analyses of what an overall 15% cut to their departments could look like should the economy not recover as experts expect it to by next calendar year.
Those cuts ranged from limitations in travel and training, to eliminating vacant positions and leaving posts unfilled after retirements — as well as layoffs or furloughs — according to documents prepared for the meeting.
