By Becky Pallack | Arizona Daily Star
Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega has a multiyear plan to balance the city budget, but it’s not going to be business as usual, he said — and it “might be painful.”
Ortega, who has been on the job since June, briefed the City Council on the plan during a retreat Friday. He’ll take the following actions:
Implement a hiring freeze immediately to save up to $18 million a year. The freeze would not apply to public safety jobs.