Sacramento proposes cutting 46 filled positions to balance $66M budget deficit
Sacramento plans to cut 46 filled positions and slash nearly 100 vacancies to balance its $1.7 billion budget, according to the budget proposal released Wednesday. The plan could result in layoffs at City Hall for the first time in more than a decade.
The city faces a $66.2 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The deficit stems from expenses outgrowing revenues, rather than an economic downturn. The city’s last layoffs occurred in the Great Recession, which began in late 2007.
“It makes difficult but necessary decisions to align our ongoing costs with available revenues, while continuing to deliver core services and strengthen the City’s long-term financial stability,” City Manager Maraskeshia Smith said in a statement.
Not all of the 46 employees in the cut positions would get pink slips. Some employees would be shifted into a different position, according to the city. The city is also contemplating cutting about 100 vacant positions.
No police officers and firefighters would be laid off, according to the budget.
This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 3:43 PM.
