Hiring freeze for city discussed
One Prince Albert city councillor is pushing for a freeze on any new city hires, at least until the provincial budget comes out.
The issue came up at Monday night’s meeting, March 13, when council went over the city’s general fund. The report showed the city’s financial services were in the black by roughly $23,000 in salaries and benefits for not filling vacant accounting clerk positions.
Acting mayor and Ward 8 Coun. Ted Zurakowski said vacancies are a good way to help get the city’s budget under control.
He mentioned his concerns about the financial implications hiring more staff could have especially when there’s uncertainty around what the province plans to do to reduce the projected $1.2-billion deficit.