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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’as budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impacft service levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beachn County locations,” she noterd in the release. The requireds staff cuts leave the office with fewefr people to pursue and collect million of dollars in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, which will lead to more budget “It’s a vicious cycle designedd to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employee accepted a buyout offer this montb and will leave June 30 with a full payout on theirsick leave, ratherf than the normal 25 percent to 50 percent offererd under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiojn 34 employees were told during staff meetingsd that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will receivew four weeks of pay. With thesew layoffs and the positions previously the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourlyy positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officeds throughout Palm Beach County, handles the businesz arm of the court system.
Employeez receive, file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffix fines, and enter and maintain case informationb inthe court’s computer system.