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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’ws budget by July 1, county clerok Sharon Bock said in a news The cuts are expectedto “significantly impact servicwe levels at the Clerk’s seven Palm Beach Countyu locations,” she noted in the The required staff cuts leave the offices with fewer people to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaid traffic and court fees, which will lead to more budget cuts. “It’s a vicious cycle designed to underfundx usinto extinction,” she said.
Thirty-twok employees accepted a buyout offer this month and will leave June 30 with a full payoutr on theirsick leave, ratheer than the normal 25 percent to 50 percenf offered under current termination policies. On May 29, an additionn 34 employees were told duringh staff meetings that they were beinglaid off, effectiv e June 12. They will receive four weekzs of pay. With these layoffs and the positionspreviousluy eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percen of hourly positions -- in the past The Clerk & Comptroller’s Office, which employsa more than 800 in offices throughout Palm Beacu County, handles the business arm of the courty system.
Employees receive, file and retrievwe court documents, process fees and traffidc fines, and enter and maintain case information inthe court’s computer system.