Sacramento will not lay off any city employees to balance its multimillion budget deficit, according to an email sent Thursday afternoon to the City Council.

The announcement comes days before the council is expected to adopt the finalized version of its spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The budget, which addresses a $62 million shortfall, includes fee increases and the elimination of vacant positions across departments.

Interim City Manager Leyne Milstein had proposed nearly 13 layoffs in the first version of the $1.67 billion budget released in late April. Last month, Finance Director Pete Coletto said that number had been reduced to seven following some retirements and promotions.

On Thursday, Coletto wrote an email to the council informing them that

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