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City Prepares Its Budget: Personnel Changes

For 2011-12, the city of Birmingham has authorized 135 full-time staff positions and 87 part-time positions.

During the past 12 years, the city has reduced staffing levels by 57 full-time positions — from 192 to 135 proposed in this year’s budget, or by 30 percent. This year’s budget isn’t immune from that decline; for the 2011-12 fiscal year, staffing levels will be reduced by 7.5 full-time positions.

Many of these lost jobs were eliminated through attrition, or elimination of a position not currently filled. Jobs changes for 2011-12 include:

  • Half-time museum director to become part-time
  • Elimination of one management specialist (City Manager and Human Resources)
  • Addition of one police officer
  • Elimination of three corporal positions (Police Department)
  • Elimination of one assistant fire chief prevention officer (Fire Department)
  • Engineering technician to become engineering inspector (Engineering Department)
  • Elimination of two assistant foreman positions (Department of Public Services, DPS)
  • Addition of one parks and recreation manager (DPS)
  • Elimination of one assistant foreman in the streets, water and sewer department (DPS)
  • Full-time assistant director of public services to become part-time (DPS)
  • Elimination of one full-time secretary position

Staffing changes through the years

Full-time Part-time
2008-09 190 133
2009-10 181 128
2010-11 160.5 124
2011-12 150 121

The biggest staffing changes have occured at Baldwin Public Library. The library’s proposed budget calls for three full-time staff positions to be cut in the 2011-2012 fiscal year, as well as one part-time position, reducing expenditures by $184,558.

Full-time Part-time
2008-09 26 46
2009-10 25 44
2010-11 18 41
2011-12 15 34

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