Proposed city budget includes 26 job cuts, tax increase

Anne Gleason / The Citizen

AUBURN -- As expected, based on the city's projected $3.7 million deficit for the end of fiscal year 2007, city manager John Salomone presented a bleak budget proposal for 2006-07, which included the elimination of 26.5 full-time equivalent positions -- including six police officers -- and a 9-percent property tax increase.

The proposed layoffs would equate to 8.5 percent of the city's workforce. Salomone said he informed all of the city employees on Thursday whose positions were being considered for elimination.