First round of layoffs expected to be announced soon

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April 29, 2009

From ocolympian.com

Olympic College announced Wednesday that six employees have received layoff notices, a by product of the state's budget crunch.
OC President David Mitchell confirmed in an e-mail Wednesday that six current positions will be eliminated in addition to the more than 25 frozen positions. The personnel under the ax include Ed Palm, dean of Social Sciences and Humanities as well as Joanne Munroe, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning.
This comes as the state's legislature passed a compromised budget that now awaits the governor's approval.
The budget includes an additional reduction of more than 6 percent bringing the total cut to approximately $2.5 million equaling about 11 percent.
Tuition increases are also on the horizon.
The budget authorizes an increase of 7 percent for each of the next two years.
According to Mitchell, the first round of layoffs may be the last, at least for some time.
"We do not at this time anticipate the need for additional layoffs for next fiscal year, unless economic conditions deteriorate to the point where we must consider them again," said Mitchell.

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As the news from Olympia gets drearier by the day, Olympic College is moving forward with what information they have and that could very well mean layoffs for college staff.

Although the college has not released any names or details, it is expected that up to six employees may be laid off in a decision expected sometime this week or early next week.

We will keep you updated as soon as details emerge.

Thank you,
The Olympian Staff