An ambulance is stuck in over a foot of snow off of Highway 33 West, near Belington, W.Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Belington, W.Va. Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia under more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, cutting power to at least 264,000 customers and closing dozens of roads. At least one death was reported. The storm not only hit higher elevations hard as predicted, communities in lower elevations got much more than the dusting of snow forecasters had first thought from a dangerous system that also brought significant rainfall, high wind gusts and small-stream flooding. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
W.Va. gov orders hiring freeze amid weak revenues
Published: 04:40:57 PM, Tue 19 March 2013 UTC
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants a freeze on hiring for the rest of the budget year.
The governor ordered the restriction on executive branch agencies on Tuesday, effective until June 30.
Tomblin cited state budget woes. Taxes that support the general revenue portion of state spending are nearly $35 million below estimates for the budget year.
While that's less than 1.5 percent of projected general revenue collections to date, officials fear the lagging performance will continue.
Tuesday's order applies to jobs and vacancies funded by general revenue, and not to those that rely on such special revenues as license fees.
Tomblin said he would allow exceptions on a case-by-case basis. The governor also ruled out layoffs or furloughs.
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