Cutting Costs
Saved $4.5 million to date.
Benicia has been proactively cutting expenses and has reduced operating costs by $4.5 million through the elimination of 10 positions and reducing programs.
The City will continue to reduce staffing levels in each budget cycle for the next 4-5 years as programs and services are reduced.
Phases
✅ Reducing the City's General Fund Workforce
The largest staff reduction in over 20 years.
In 2023-2024, the City reduced staff positions, saving over $1.4 million.
As part of this, the City did an organizational restructuring that moved the City’s Parks Maintenance and Landscaping Division and Building Maintenance Division from the Department of Parks and Community Services to Public Works. The elimination of seven positions within the city saved taxpayers over $1 million a year. In addition, the City combined the Library and Recreation Departments and the Family Resources program for staff efficiencies.
Positions eliminated include:
- Parks and Community Services Director
- Parks Superintendent
- Management Analyst, Parks
- Parks Landscape and Building Maintenance Journeyman
- Deputy City Manager
- Sustainability Coordinator/Management Analyst
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager
- Police Lieutenant
- 2 Field Utility Supervisors