Agency Uses Many of Its Own Retirees As Temps
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As Colorado Springs Utilities has eliminated 200 jobs in the past three years, it has doubled the amount it spends on temporary labor, using Utilities retirees for nearly half the positions, documents show.
Utilities officials say using temporary workers saves money for ratepayers, but critics contend that it is a hidden cost and that retirees who return as temporary workers are skirting pension benefit rules.See the full content of this document
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Agency Uses Many of Its Own Retirees As Temps
The city-owned utility is on track to spend $6 million this year on temporary labor, twice what it spent three years ago, when the work force cuts began. And, according to documents obtained under the Colorado Open Records Act, nearly half of the temporary positions - 70 of 150 working in August - were filled by Utilities...
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