CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County on Tuesday announced a near-total hiring freeze through the end of the year in response to mounting budget pressures. But even that won’t be enough to balance the budget and officials haven’t yet said how they will close the rest of the gap.

Erik Janas, Executive Chris Ronayne’s chief of staff, announced the hiring freeze in a memo to department heads, saying it impacts all positions, including those that were in the process of being filled. The only exception, he said, is for sheriff’s department, which can continue to hire jail corrections officers until it reaches full staffing.

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