OREGON – The Ogle County Board at its Sept. 19 meeting unanimously voted to institute a hiring freeze.
The freeze means every time a current county employee retires or leaves, that position might not be filled.
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OREGON – The Ogle County Board at its Sept. 19 meeting unanimously voted to institute a hiring freeze.
The freeze means every time a current county employee retires or leaves, that position might not be filled.
County Board member Greg Sparrow said the board looked at a hiring freeze early last year but it was not instituted. Now, facing a “structural deficit” that he said was between $750,000 and $1 million, the county had to look at ways to save money.
“Now is the time to deal with this,” Sparrow said.
In a separate interview, county board chairman Kim Gouker agreed.