Knox County Announces Furlough Plan

Posted on April 23, 2020

Knox County announced their furlough plan Thursday morning. Here is the furlough by the numbers:

Start: May 9th

Length: 8 Weeks

Total employees furloughed: 366

Estimated money the county will save: $1.73 million

Furloughs by department:

  • Executive Branch Departments: 264
    • Libraries: 169
    • Health Department: 26
    • Engineering and Public Works: 22
    • Veterans and Senior Services: 17
    • Finance: 7
    • Information Technology: 7
    • Parks and Recreation: 7
    • Procurement: 5
    • Mayor’s Office: 2
    • Probation and Pretrial Release: 1
    • Risk Management: 1
    • Benefits: 0
    • Regional Forensic Center: 0
    • Human Resources: 0
  • County offices: 102
    • Clerk: 20
    • Criminal Court Clerk: 19
    • Trustee: 19
    • Circuit Court Clerk :16
    • Property Assessor: 13
    • Register of Deeds: 11
    • Law Director: 3
    • Chancery Court: 1

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