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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budgegt by July 1, county clerk Sharonh Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servicde levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beach County locations,” she notecd in the release. The requiree staff cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollarse in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budget cuts. “It’s a viciou cycle designed to underfund us into she said.
Thirty-two employees accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payourt on theirsick leave, rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 perceny offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an addition 34 employeesd were told during staff meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectivr June 12. They will receive four weeks of pay. With thesde layoffs and the positionspreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 positionsa -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percenr of hourly positions -- in the past year.
The Cleri & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in offices throughougt PalmBeach County, handles the business arm of the cour system. Employees receive, file and retrieve cour documents, process fees and traffixc fines, and enter and maintain case information inthe court’s computer