City of Jackson eliminates 23 positions amid budget cuts

JACKSON, Tenn. — The City of Jackson has confirmed 23 additional positions are being cut in the midst of ongoing budget concerns.

Those positions include:

• Administrative Specialists in the Building and Codes, Health and Sanitation, Jackson Police Department Central Records and Recreation and Parks departments.
• Utility workers in groundskeeping and Health and Sanitation departments.
• the director of Health and Sanitation.
• Maintenance workers in Health and Sanitation and SSA.
• A group leader, groundskeeper and code compliance employee in the Health and Sanitation department.
• An IS Tech in the city’s IT department.
• A special project coordinator in Recreation and Parks.
• An administrator and AD at the West Tennessee Healthcare Sportsplex.
• Two equipment operators in SSA.
• An administrator of 311 in the street administration department.
• A West Tennessee Farmers Market manager.
• An animal care tech at the Animal Care Center.

City documents show these eliminations are expected to save the city about $863,000.