During an online meeting with municipal employees Wednesday, Santa Monica City Manager Lane Dilg outlined a plan to fill "gaping holes" in the budget that includes department mergers and widespread layoffs by May 30.

The plan to address the sudden and devastating financial impacts of the coronavirus shutdown lays off workers by order of seniority, while allowing longtime employees to "bump down" to jobs at a lower classification, both standard practices under union contracts.

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