Workers laid off after mayor, aldermen get pay raise

WAVELAND — The City of Waveland has laid off 11 workers and reduced four full-time positions to part-time.

The Board of Aldermen voted 3-1 early yesterday morning after a 3½-hour executive session that began Tuesday night.

Mayor David Garcia says the move was made because of shortfalls in the budget.

The layoffs include seven public works employees, which includes the four full-time to part-time workers, a court clerk, a city hall clerk and six in the police department that did not include any patrolmen.

There are more than 100 city employees. Garcia says the city expects to save $800,000 in salaries and benefits.

The move comes just weeks after the city’s aldermen voted to give themselves and Garcia a pay raise.

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One Response to “Workers laid off after mayor, aldermen get pay raise”

1. willie welch Says:
   January 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am

   something is wrong with this picture.if there was budget problems why did the mayor and alderman get a pay raise.sounds like waveland needs to remember this when the next election comes around