Outsourcing proposed to trim Lodi budget – Lodi News-Sentinel

With the City of Lodi already struggling to balance budgets, local leaders are exploring ways to make sure the city stays solvent with soaring pension costs expected to eat up bigger chunks of the general budget in the coming years.

Back in June, when the City Council approved the 2017-18 budget, Councilman Bob Johnson suggested that the city consider outsourcing some of its services to save money, and he reiterated the idea at a recent council meeting.

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