Seattle City Light
2002 Spending Reductions Overview Table
(Dollars in Thousands)

Category

Adopted 
Budget

Labor 
Savings

Non-Labor 
Savings

Total 
Savings

Reduced 
Budget

% Reduction

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

$ 162,852

$ (4,844)

$ (8,361)

$ (13,205)

$ 149,647

-8.11%

CAPITAL AND DEFERRED O&M

$ 125,871

$ (444)

$ (23,815)

$ (24,259)

$ 101,612

-19.27%

POWER / DEBT / TAXES

$ 714,429

$ -

$ -

$ -

$ 714,429

0.00%

TOTAL

$ 1,003,152

$ (5,288)

$ (32,176)

$ (37,464)

$ 965,688

City Light is freezing 104 positions and proposing to abrogate 66 positions. Thirty-eight of those 66 positions are filled.

The utility will make every effort to redeploy people, but layoffs are likely.