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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budgef by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servicwe levels at the Clerk’s sevenm Palm Beach County locations,” she noted in the The required staff cuts leave the office with fewer peoplr to pursue and collect millions of dollar s in unpaid traffic and courtr fees, which will lead to more budger cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfune usinto extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employeezs accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payour on theirsick leave, rathef than the normal 25 percentf to 50 percent offered under current termination On May 29, an addition 34 employeeas were told during staff meetingx that they were being laid off, effectivee June 12. They will receive four weekws of pay. With thesw layoffs and the positionspreviously eliminated, the officed has cut 101 positions -- 16 percenyt of management positions and 12 percenft of hourly positions -- in the past year.
The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officew throughout PalmBeach County, handles the businesxs arm of the court system. Employees receive, file and retrievs court documents, process fees and traffidc fines, and enter and maintain case informationn inthe court’s computer system.
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