In Cranston, the Mayor Ken Hopkins announcing the equivalent of 21 layoffs in order to get a handle on a 12 million dollar budget deficit. 9 people will be fired.
The rest either retired - or resigned.
The Mayor said in a statement that the cost of government has grown far too much over the years and needs to be made leaner.
Despite the layoffs, more will need to be done. The Mayor's office says the savings will amount to about 2 point 6 million dollars.
The Mayor says he tried to avert the layoffs by asking the unions for concessions, but they were not interested.
Despite the cuts, the mayor says there will be no cuts in the public safety department budgets.
(Photo credit: Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins Office)