US EditionCity of Harvey Furloughs 69 Employees Due to 'Severe Financial Emergency'
Harvey will furlough 69 of 167 employees to avoid permanent layoffs while maintaining essential services, officials said the move aims to secure the city's financial future.
- This week, Harvey, Illinois will temporarily furlough more than 40% of the city workforce, and Mayor Christopher Clark said `This was not an easy decision`.
- Last week, the Harvey City Council voted to apply for a financially distressed city designation, citing that `This has been many years of mismanagement, of overextended finances,` Clark said.
- According to the city's press release, 69 employees of 167 will be temporarily furloughed, while 98 essential personnel continue core operations and the Harvey Fire Department lost 17 firefighters.
- Essential services remain in place and 911 calls will continue to be answered as the Public Safety Continuity Plan is activated, with support from the Cook County Sheriff's Office and neighboring fire departments.
- The city is seeking $30 million from the state via House Bill 4024 to pay operational expenses, but the measure remains stalled in the Rules Committee, according to Harvey officials.
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City of Harvey furloughs 69 employees due to 'severe financial emergency'
HARVEY, Ill. — Dozens of city employees in Harvey will be temporarily laid off due to a "severe financial emergency." Twelve departments are affected, including police and fire. Sixty-nine employees will be furloughed, while 98 essential personnel will continue core city operations. According to Mayor Christopher Clark, he is not sure when those employees will go back to work. "We don’t have a specific timeline, we're doing everything we possibl…
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The move comes less than a week after Harvey City Council voted unanimously to designate the city as "financially distressed." According to reports, the city has more than $100 million in debt after decades of financial mismanagement and federal investigations during former mayor Eric Kellogg's tenure, with the State Comptroller still seizing funds.
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