SUNY Orange Proposes Voluntary Workforce Reduction to Bridge Budget Gap

SUNY Orange administrators proposed a voluntary early retirement program to county legislators on March 18 to help patch a potential $2 million hole in the upcoming college budget. If the program worked as planned, which would mean 15 or so employees take the separation packages, it could generate over $1 million in savings during its first year, according to Paul Martland, vice president of Administration and Finance at SUNY Orange. “None of us want to have a reduction in force,” Mr. Martland said at the legislative meeting, noting the program came up as one of the best routes forward following collaborative negotiations among key stakeholders, including leaders of two major unions representing college employees....