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Bureau of Development Services Slashes Jobs After Director Promises Otherwise

Danger
Paul Scarlett,
went before City Council
fee-increase proposal.
Since July, the bureau has spent $5.8 million of its $14 million in reserves.
"We will not have to cut any position," Scarlett said. "No action of layoffs will be taken by the Bureau of Development Services. That's something that we're very proud of."
Commissioner Randy Leonard, who oversees BDS, refused to comment on the news because the affected parties have not been notified.

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