Staff shortages threaten the city's services and its residents. So the Municipality of Cagliari is taking action and allocating over €2.6 million to hire new staff.

The decision was made with a resolution of the City Council led by Mayor Massimo Zedda, adopted on July 8th. It starts from a premise: "Staff shortages and continued unplanned terminations are creating several critical issues," the measure states, " with the concrete risk of compromising the offices' ordinary operations and jeopardizing the services provided to citizens." In ten years, a staggering 663 employees have been removed from the Palazzo Bacaredda payroll. The reason is simple: salaries in other public administrations (Regional and State) are much higher, and, in the event of redundancy, those who worked for the City Hall seize the opportunity to earn more and experience less stress. Meanwhile, for those who remain, the workload and discontent are growing exponentially. The numbers are disturbing and explain why the system is slowing down. And certainly not through the fault of those who still work at the City Hall. In 2015, there were 1,743 active municipal employees. Then, between changes in administration and retirements, the number plummeted. Today, Palazzo Bacaredda employs 1,080 people, 40 percent fewer than ten years ago.

"Present requests" have been received from all departments. Thus, the Council "deems addressing this critical issue to be no longer postponed," considering "it necessary to accelerate the recruitment process for new staff."

The government's latest resolution provides funding of €2,661,750 for the next two years: Palazzo Bacaredda needs (a lot) of new employees.

(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)

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