City Manager Michael Ortega said he want to start a hiring freeze Monday, offer a retirement incentive, and cut the jobs of new hires.
Ortega described the plan in a City Council retreat today.
A hiring freeze will save the city up to $18 million a year, he said.
The hiring freeze will not apply to police academies.
A retirement incentive program, if approved by the City Council on Dec. 15, would be offered to 206 eligible employees. Employees would have to take the offer by the end of January.
The city may additionally offer a buyout program to employees who aren't ready to retire.
Up to 40 new hires still on probationary status could be cut, saving $2.8 million, Ortega said.
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