In a restructuring move designed to streamline operations, the Cleveland City Council is considering bringing the city's Department of Parks and Recreation under the umbrella of the Department of Public Works. "Today we're providing about 100 percent of our services with about 75 percent of the workforce we had five years ago," Cleveland's chief operating officer Darnell Brown told WEWS-TV.
Under the plan, one director's position and four commissioner's positions would be eliminated through attrition, helping result in an estimated first-year savings of $1.2 million. Any other workforce reductions that occur will likely happen through attrition, Brown added, estimating that 40 percent of the department's workforce will be eligible for retirement over the next five years.
