Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze

Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans forthcoming citywide hiring freeze
Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as first reported by ABC 13's Shannon Ryan. The mayor's office said the decision stems from an Ernst & Young report that the City of Houston commissioned to figure out how to eliminate waste amid a budget shortfall of about $350 million.
Houston to implement hiring freeze for all departments except fire and police, mayor's office says
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is planning to implement a hiring freeze in the coming days that will impact all city departments except fire and police.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire plans hiring freeze as city faces more than $330 million budget deficit
Whitmire wants to implement a hiring freeze in the city government. As of September, the city had nearly 5,000 vacant positions.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire enforces a citywide hiring freeze in response to the city's $350 million budget deficit
The mayor told ABC13 that public safety, including Houston's fire and police departments, will be spared, but all other departments will be subject to the hiring freeze.
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Houston enacts hiring freeze to boost city services, mayor says
HOUSTON — Houston will implement a city-wide hiring freeze beginning tomorrow, Mayor John Whitmire confirmed to KHOU 11 Thursday. The decision comes in response to findings from an audit conducted by accounting firm Ernst and Young.
Mayor John Whitmire to enforce citywide hiring freeze in Houston
Mayor John Whitmire is expected to implement a hiring freeze later this month in Houston to improve the city’s efficiency, his spokesperson, Mary Benton confirmed with Community Impact.
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