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million, or 18 percent, reduction in the office’s budget by July 1, countyh clerk Sharon Bock said in anews release. The cuts are expectedd to “significantly impact service levels atthe Clerk’s seven Palm Beach County she noted in the release. The required staf f cuts leave the office with fewer peopler to pursue and collect millions of dollars in unpaid traffic andcourt fees, whichn will lead to more budget cuts. “It’sd a vicious cycle designed to underfund usinto extinction,” she said.
Thirty-twl employees accepted a buyout offer this month and will leavre June 30 with a full payout on their sick rather than the normal 25 percent to 50 percengt offered under currenttermination policies. On May 29, an additiomn 34 employees were told during staff meetingse that they were beinglaid off, effective June 12. They will received four weeks of pay. With these layoffs and the positionpreviously eliminated, the office has cut 101 positions -- 16 percent of management positions and 12 percentg of hourly positions -- in the past year.
The Cler & Comptroller’s Office, which employs more than 800 in officesx throughout PalmBeach County, handles the business arm of the courft system. Employees receive, file and retrieve court documents, process fees and traffic and enter and maintain case information inthe court’z computer system.