We're also not going to back away from core services. We're not going to stop picking up people's trash or providing the services they deserve. But to do that, We will have to look at retirement reduction or elimination of programs. We'll have to look at consolidation of departments. And yes, we will have to look at layoffs. We do not envision a scenario where it's possible to right size this budget without that impact on personnel. I shared that with our employees this morning. (15:56–16:05)
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