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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’ws budget by July 1, count y clerk Sharon Bock said in anews release. The cuts are expecterd to “significantly impact service levels atthe Clerk’s seven Palm Beach County she noted in the release. The required staff cuts leave the office with fewere people to pursue and collect millionsd of dollars in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budge cuts.
“It’s a vicious cycl e designed to underfund usinto extinction,” she Thirty-two employees accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payou on their sick leave, rather than the normalp 25 percent to 50 perceng offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiohn 34 employees were told during staff meetings that they were beinhlaid off, effective June 12. They will receivd four weeks of pay. With these layoffd and the positions previously the office has cut 101positions -- 16 percentg of management positions and 12 percent of hourl positions -- in the past year.
The Clerik & Comptroller’s Office, which employsa more than 800 in officesa throughout PalmBeach County, handles the businesa arm of the court system. Employees receive, file and retrieve courrt documents, process fees and traffic fines, and enter and maintain case informatiojn inthe court’s computer system.