NEW: Central Falls Receiver Fires Police Chief
Friday, September 23, 2011
Central Falls state-appointed receiver Robert Flanders has eliminated the position of Police Chief, Prosecution Clerk at the Police Department and the Deputy City Clerk in an effort to generate cost-savings, the Governor’s office announced today.
These positions were eliminated in accordance with the five-year plan of debt adjustment released yesterday by Flanders. As part of the 5-year plan, three additional positions were created: a dispatcher at the Police Department, a Clerk within the City Clerk’s Office, and a Public Safety Manager for the Executive Department.
The Public Safety Manager and the dispatcher position will be advertised, and resumes are being accepted.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe five-year plan, if adopted, would provide for a balanced budget in Central Falls in every year beginning in FY2013. It is the product of extensive work and collaboration with interested parties and is a working document with a certain degree of flexibility.
The plan is designed to ensure that Central Falls can live within its means over the next five years by increasing its efficiency and fiscal viability while maintaining fairness and equity. The plan includes reductions in costs and expenditures through: previously announced health care and pension benefit changes, as implemented on August 1 and September 1, respectively; pursuing shared regional services; minimal additional layoffs and elimination of positions; restructuring and consolidation of certain city departments and services; and ongoing negotiations with unions and retirees.
