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PROVIDENCE -- Gov. Don Carcieri on Friday revealed another piece of his money-saving plan, along with the list of state jobs that will be eliminated.
Speaking during a taping of "10 News Conference," Carcieri said the state layoffs are only part of the budget cuts he needs to make.
"We've got a half-billion dollar deficit. I can’t emphasize that enough to the people watching us. We've got a huge problem," Carcieri said.
Cariceri said the layoffs are intended to save $100 million in the best case scenario, but that those savings will not be realized until the next fiscal year, beginning July 2008.
"We’ve got $400 million more. And how are we going to do that, and how are we going to find that, and how are we going to get the costs of this state government under control so it’s something that our people can afford?" the governor said. (Watch "10 News Conference" in its entirety.)
NBC 10 obtained a letter informing Division of Motor Vehicles employees that the West Warwick branch may be closed.
The governor backed off an earlier proposal this year to close the office, but he said this time it has to be done.
Registry officials said the West Warwick jobs could be eliminated or moved to another location.
The West Warwick branch is the second-busiest in the state, but assistant DMV administrator Charles Hollis told NBC 10 that the Rhode Island Mall branch and a new computer system would compensate.
Also Friday, the Carcieri administration released the list of state jobs that are being cut or targeted for elimination.
The list doesn't identify employees by name, but categorizes the jobs by department, position, pay grade and union affiliation. (Download list.)
Among those receiving layoff notices Thursday were psychologists, lawyers, nurses, deputy sheriffs, foreign-language interpreters and typists. Many of the cuts come from the department of Human Services and the department of Mental Health, Hospital and Retardation.
The state is eliminating 536 positions. Carcieri spokesman Jeff Neal said 483 employees were notified that their jobs were being cut or were targeted for elimination by the end of the current fiscal year. The rest will receive their notices in the next few weeks.
The "bumping" process, in which state workers with higher seniority can replace those with lower seniority, will follow in the months ahead.
The elimination of the 536 positions is projected to save approximately $41.6 million per year, beginning in the next fiscal year. The average savings per state employee position being eliminated, including salary and benefits, is approximately $77,648.
Speaking during a taping of "10 News Conference," Carcieri said the state layoffs are only part of the budget cuts he needs to make.
"We've got a half-billion dollar deficit. I can’t emphasize that enough to the people watching us. We've got a huge problem," Carcieri said.
Cariceri said the layoffs are intended to save $100 million in the best case scenario, but that those savings will not be realized until the next fiscal year, beginning July 2008.
"We’ve got $400 million more. And how are we going to do that, and how are we going to find that, and how are we going to get the costs of this state government under control so it’s something that our people can afford?" the governor said. (Watch "10 News Conference" in its entirety.)
NBC 10 obtained a letter informing Division of Motor Vehicles employees that the West Warwick branch may be closed.
The governor backed off an earlier proposal this year to close the office, but he said this time it has to be done.
Registry officials said the West Warwick jobs could be eliminated or moved to another location.
The West Warwick branch is the second-busiest in the state, but assistant DMV administrator Charles Hollis told NBC 10 that the Rhode Island Mall branch and a new computer system would compensate.
Also Friday, the Carcieri administration released the list of state jobs that are being cut or targeted for elimination.
The list doesn't identify employees by name, but categorizes the jobs by department, position, pay grade and union affiliation. (Download list.)
Among those receiving layoff notices Thursday were psychologists, lawyers, nurses, deputy sheriffs, foreign-language interpreters and typists. Many of the cuts come from the department of Human Services and the department of Mental Health, Hospital and Retardation.
The state is eliminating 536 positions. Carcieri spokesman Jeff Neal said 483 employees were notified that their jobs were being cut or were targeted for elimination by the end of the current fiscal year. The rest will receive their notices in the next few weeks.
The "bumping" process, in which state workers with higher seniority can replace those with lower seniority, will follow in the months ahead.
The elimination of the 536 positions is projected to save approximately $41.6 million per year, beginning in the next fiscal year. The average savings per state employee position being eliminated, including salary and benefits, is approximately $77,648.