Here comes the axe at Clark County..

[Waterbuffalo]

Chief, you'll be interested in this one..http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2007/12/12132007_Building-slump-may-lead-to-county-layoffs.cfm

[Chief]

I saw that. This time last year they were hiring 108 new people for the County...

[Waterbuffalo]

I think from my memory, most of that was for corrections?

[Chief]

No....it was for a lot of the Administrative positions in several different departments. As I recall the Assessor's Office hired several, but beyond that I couldn't say precicely where the rest went.

[Waterbuffalo]

I swear on my brain that BoCC was looking into hiring more Jail staff... Shouldn't that take a hit as well?

[Chief]

Huh?? Did you read the story??

Clark County could lay off 10 employees as part of a plan to cover a projected $3 million shortfall triggered by a downturn in building and development.

Seems fairly cut and dried to me...

[Waterbuffalo]

Yep.. Should have re-read the article. Stupid me. Plain cut and dry like you said.