BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota’s budget office says 219 employees in state government have been approved for voluntary buyouts.
The state Office of Management and Budget says the voluntary buyouts were selected from a list of 298 applicants.
Budget director Joe Morrissette announced the buyout program in June.
The options for the buyouts include a lump-sum payout of three months’ salary. Budget writers say the severance to be paid from the buyouts totals $7.3 million.
The buyout program comes after Republican Gov. Doug Burgum told state agencies in April to identify spending cuts for the next two-year budget.
Last year, about 160 employees from cabinet-level agencies in state government were approved for voluntary buyouts, at a cost of about $3 million.
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