Georgia city to review all payroll, benefits policies
Officials in Gwinnett, Georgia, have agreed to move ahead with a complete audit of the city's payroll and employee benefits policies, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. As a result of declining revenues and a tenuous budgetary period, county administrator Glenn Stephens assigned a task force to evaluate areas that the city can save in its support of more than 4,600 public employees.
Local officials have cited the rise personnel costs as a leading reason why the city has exceeded budgetary limits. According to the paper, the task force is comprised of 11 employees selected from the sheriff's office, the district attorney's office and other courts.
"As governments across the country seek ways to operate more efficiently, the subject of employee compensation and benefits has been front-page news recently," county administrator Glenn Stephens told the Gwinnett Daily Post. "This task force will look at similar issues in our organization and make recommendations that all employees will then help prioritize later this year."
County commissioner Mike Beaudreau has established a goal of cutting personnel costs by 5 percent.
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