COST-CUTTING MOVES TRIM COLLEGE LAYOFFS.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer For 820 student and temporary workers at Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. community colleges, Thursday was supposed to be the day they got final layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding notices. Instead, many found themselves with a new way of getting paid. Administrators at Mission, Valley, Pierce and the six other Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. campuses saved many of the jobs by using special state grants to cover payroll previously paid from the unrestricted general fund. The district must close a $13 million deficit in that fund by June. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , campus administrators are cutting supplies and other nonsalary costs - or asking district trustees in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or for special permission to buy items such as toilet paper and copy-machine toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. . The layoffs were expected to save the district $1 million - about half of what the board hoped to save when members ordered the layoffs last month. About 75 percent of the temporary positions targeted were filled by students. Several college officials said they will also submit waiver requests to save student jobs. Chancellor James Heinselman agreed to spare jobs for students who would suffer financial hardship. Mission saved all 45 workers targeted for layoffs - 38 of them students - by using grants and finding other areas to trim for a total savings of $85,000, said Shari Borchetta, vice president of administration. At Valley College, only nine people will be laid off, which means 54 jobs will be saved. At Pierce, 60 student jobs were spared with no layoffs expected. Instead, the campus will postpone some maintenance work to grounds and buildings to make up the costs. Meanwhile, campuses are also asking the district to help them cover bare essentials until the end of the semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s . At Mission, officials are asking for $5,000 to cover toilet paper, paper towels and light bulbs. ``That's where we are,'' Borchetta said, adding an exasperated laugh. Valley is asking for enough funds to pay for copy-machine toner and smog checks for police vehicles, and to fix a dryer in the women's gym. |
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