Bloomberg Orders Hiring Freeze

Azi Paybarah — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:18:44 -0400

Michael Bloomberg has ordered a hiring freeze, according to a letter circulated by Mark Page, Director of the City’s Office of Management and Budget, to city agency heads.

From the letter, sent out today:

“Until your program is approved by OMB, the Mayor has directed that all City-funded hiring be frozen. The only hiring that will move forward during this period will be for positions immediately impacting public health and safety.”

The letter cites a “slowing of the national economy and local real estate market” as negatively impacting the city’s revenue.

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Bloomberg Orders Hiring Freeze