S. Tahoe moves ahead with staffing changes without budget

Even though South Lake Tahoe has not approved a budget for 2011-12, which means jobs have not definitively been axed, officials are going forward with finding replacements for people.

On CareerBuilder.com the listing posted Sept. 19 is for temporary snow removal operators who would make between $15.15 and $21.07 an hour

Temporary snowplow operators are expected to go from seven to 15. City Manger Tony O’Rourke at the Sept. 15 budget meeting said this will provide for an initial savings of $256,000 a year, with long-term benefits of a half million dollars a year.

The next budget meeting is Sept. 27 at 6pm. The document is expect to be approved that night because the fiscal year begins Oct. 1.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report