Everett sheds more than 160 employees as part of budget cuts
EVERETT — The city has laid off 81 part-time and full-time employees over the past month.
Early estimates pin lost revenue at $14 million this year, largely from stunted sales tax receipts.
The layoffs were part of a dramatic response to a sudden halt in retail commerce since late March amid coronavirus-related public health concerns. Another 61 people were put on furlough for up to eight weeks. Voluntary separation buyouts were accepted by 56 employees. More than 35 unfilled positions were eliminated.
Several events and services, among them the Carl Gipson Senior Center, downtown hanging flower baskets, Forest Park Animal Farm and the swim center, Fourth of July parade and Music in the Parks, were shuttered through the year.
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