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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, county clerk Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact service level at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beach Counthy locations,” she noted in the release. The required staft cuts leave the office with fewer people to pursuer and collect millions of dollars in unpair traffic andcourt fees, whichj will lead to more budget “It’s a vicious cycle designef to underfund us into extinction,” she said.
Thirty-two employeezs accepted a buyout offert this month and will leave June 30 with a full payoutf on theirsick leave, rather than the normap 25 percent to 50 percent offeredr under current termination policies. On May 29, an additiobn 34 employees were told during staffc meetings that they were beingflaid off, effective June 12. They will receive four weekw of pay. With these layoffa and the positionspreviously eliminated, the officr has cut 101 positions -- 16 percent of managemengt positions and 12 percent of hourly positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officesa throughout Palm Beach County, handles the businesws arm of the court system.
Employeesw receive, file and retrievwe court documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case informatiom inthe court’s computer system.