Thank you, Mr.
Chair. As
highlighted in my comments, I just want some clarity on some of the position deletions that are going on within the department. I see that the department is actually increasing by a total of seven positions, yet I'm aware that five employees have been identified and have been told that they'd be affected.
I'm curious — number one — about the status of those five positions. Are they vacant positions? Are they filled positions? I'm also curious what process the department went through in finding areas for reductions, and what criteria they used for identifying positions within the department to have
them declared affected. I'll stop there. Thank you, Mr. Chair.