Watertown Holds The Line On New Hires

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The city of Watertown says ‘no’ to new positions in the coming year.

That means no extra employees working for the city in any department.

It was a decision made by council members this week to take control of how much spending happens in the proposed 2008-2009 budget.

However, it doesn’t look like the decision will affect much.

The only new position proposed was a second school resource officer, which was denied by the council Monday night.

City Manager Mary Corriveau says the decision comes down to cost.

“The council is very cognizant of what’s happening in the economy. What they’re trying to to is mitigate the impact to the taxpayers and they’re also looking at the long term perspective,” said Corriveau.

She also said this does not mean no new hires when it comes to future budgets.

Corriveau said those decisions will be made at the time department heads ask for more staff.

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