BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch says 31 city workers, including 10 police supervisors are being laid off because of budget problems.
The employees also include 20 workers at City Hall and an employee of the city's Health Department.
Finch said Monday that the layoffs will begin within 30 days and will save the city about $1.9 million.
Bridgeport employs about 4,700 people.
The most recent financial report for the City Council indicates the city had a $1 million deficit in July, the first month of the 2008-09 fiscal year. City officials say that could rise to about $6 million.
The mayor has also asked city employees to work one week without pay. Unionized city workers have so far refused to participate in that furlough.
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