Volpe Warns of More City Job Cuts

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Feb 10, 2009 9:45PM

Mayor Richard Daley's chief of staff Paul Volpe by announcing more spending cuts and that more city job cuts will be likely.

The city will try to save $6 million by making a 3 percent reduction in spending on "non-personnel costs like commodities, materials, supplies and services" across city government, said top Daley aide Paul Volpe.

Another $3 million would be saved by renegotiating contracts with companies that provide services to the city.

And about $100,000 should be cut "by reducing the number of employee car leases."

"We are not cutting fat," Volpe said. "We are cutting muscle."

According to Volpe, previous cutbacks have saved the city around $30 million, but tax revenues are still somewhere near $50 million less than had been expected. Maybe they'll start by cutting all the clock-watchers.