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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’a budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact service levelsd at the Clerk’s sevenb Palm Beach County locations,” she noted in the release. The required staff cuts leave the officre with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaid traffif andcourt fees, which will lead to more budget “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfund us into extinction,” she Thirty-two employees accepted a buyout offer this month and will leaves June 30 with a full payout on their sick rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percent offered undert current termination policies.
On May 29, an additiom 34 employees were told during staff meetingsw that they were beinglaid off, effectivee June 12. They will receive four weekx of pay. With these layoffs and the positionszpreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percent of hourly position -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officezs throughout Palm Beach County, handles the busineses arm of the court system. Employees receive, file and retrieve courtf documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’z computer system.