Posted: April 2, 2010 - 5:37pm
By Matt Galnor
Without concessions from the Jacksonville firefighters union, city leaders say they'll have to lay off more than 40 firefighters and pull engines from four fire stations, city records show.
Fire Chief Dan Kleman said he doesn't recommend the moves but was asked by Mayor John Peyton's office to provide a list of $4.8 million in cuts.
Not coincidentally, that figure is how much the city would save if the union agreed to take a 3 percent salary cut, freeze tenure-based raises and assume a greater chunk of health insurance costs.
