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City shells out nearly $4 million to employees taking buyout
Tallahassee spent $3,869,496 on buyouts for 171 employees, including top police officials, as a way to help balance the budget.
The city shelled out nearly $4 million in buyouts to the employees who opted into the city's voluntary separation incentive program .
In April, city commissioners approved the severance package that consisted of either 12 weeks of pay or $20,000, "whichever is greater." The total, which the Tallahassee Democrat obtained through a records request, equated to $3,869,496 for the 171 city workers that chose to leave their roles.
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