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vol . 2, no. 38 : may 24-30. 2023 : losgatan.com
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TOWN DIVES INTO $56.1M BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
LOS GATOS BOYS CROWNED TRACK CHAMPIONS
Council halts plan to dip into retirement account by adjusting hiring assumptions
Aydon Stefanopoulos, Brennan break records at CCS Championship
Drew Penner, Reporter
Led by a pair of record-breaking performances from Aydon Stefanopoulos and Wil Brennan, the Los Gatos High boys track and field team won the Central Coast Section Championship at Gilroy High on May 20. It was the second CCS title in program history, the first coming just four years ago in 2019. This time the Wildcats totaled 61 points to best runner-up Serra by 14 points. Brennan, a senior, won the 400-meter run, anchored the victorious 4x400 relay team and was a part of the 4x100 relay squad that finished in fourth place.
In order to avoid dipping into its retirement account to balance the budget, the Los Gatos Town Council resorted to an “accounting gimmick” where they changed their assumptions about how quickly HR can fill empty positions at Town Hall. The 2023-24 portion of the five-year fiscal plan comes out to $56.1 million, staff said May 16 at the regularly scheduled meeting. “The delivery of Town services is highly dependent on recruiting and retaining talent which comprises 64.4% of budgeted General Fund expenditures,” staff said in its report. “Given the high dependence on labor for service delivery, the Town has helped manage salary escalation (and benefits) through the maintenance of lower staffing levels.” Staff proposed to take $1.6 million out of the Town’s Other Post-Employment Benefits account to pay for the retiree medical expenses. After a bit of discussion, Council agreed to go with the Finance Commission’s recom➝ Council, 6
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
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SPEED CITY The Los Gatos High boys track and field team won the Central Coast Section Championships for the second time in program history, the first coming in 2019.
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