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• Spokane County approves jobs-slashing budget

    December 9, 2009 in City on Page A8 Spokane County commissioners approved a budget Tuesday that will eliminate about 150 full-time positions from the county’s payroll in 2010. The total number of layoffs is not clear at this …

• Think you could do better with budget? Go for it

    December 6, 2009 in City on Page B3 Later this week, Spokane County commissioners will take a $10.5 million whack out of the county’s general fund budget. They’d need $146.8 million to maintain the status quo and can … 30

• County issues layoff notices

  November 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 Spokane County has started handing out layoff notices, and a few employees will be asking this week to leave at the end of November so they can take advantage of … 7

• County jail lieutenants make contract concessions

  October 30, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane County jail lieutenants have agreed to contract concessions wiping out their cost-of-living raises, overtime and comp time in 2010. The agreement with the county, which comes as most departments …

• Jail lieutenants agree to contract concessions

  October 29, 2009 in City Spokane County jail lieutenants agreed to contract concessions wiping out their cost-of-living raises, overtime and comp time in 2010.