Hoboken announces hiring freeze to save $600k ahead of budget introduction

Hoboken Freezes Hiring to Cut $600K Budget Gap

With Wednesday’s budget introduction looming, Mayor Emily B. Jabbour announced on Monday, April 21, that the city would stop filling a targeted set of vacant positions, a step her office says will trim approximately $600,000 from spending and pull the overall deficit to just under $13 million. Key Takeaways Hoboken froze select hiring on April 21 to save $600,000, bringing the budget deficit to nearly $13 million. The projected tax increase has …

Hoboken announces hiring freeze to save $600k ahead of budget introduction

The City of Hoboken has just announced a hiring freeze to save approximately $600,000 as part of an approach to drop the budget deficit from $17 million to around $13 million prior to the budget being introduced at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “While these are difficult decisions, they will help […] The post Hoboken announces hiring freeze to save $600k ahead of budget introduction appeared first on Hudson …