FOX 29's Steve Keeley has the latest. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced a complete overhaul to the city's budget on Friday, which includes layoffs and slashes government programs, as the city grapples with the economic fallout from coronavirus.
In a release, the mayor's described the adjustments as "painful decisions in order to reduce spending." The new budget will result in salary cuts to most exempt workers and eliminate full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary positions through attrition and layoffs. "This budget pares City services down to the most essential, imposes layoffs on hundreds of workers, and reduces or eliminates some programs that are simply no longer affordable,” Mayor Kenney said. FULL COVERAGE: