The city of Toledo is laying off about 100 employees effective Jan. 4, Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said Thursday, and the city has begun notifying the affected workers. The cuts will fall across all departments, and upwards of 20 firefighters are among those losing their jobs, according to Toledo Firefighters Local 92 President Joe Cira. The Blade

The number is higher than the 73 layoffs the city warned about before the Nov. 3 election. In addition to voters rejecting Issue 16 — the temporary 0.25 percent income tax levy for neighborhood safety spending, which would have raised about $25 million a year — income tax collections have come in significantly lower than expected, the mayor said. The city has been operating with a roughly $50 million structural deficit. ToledoBuzz previously reported on the stakes after the levy failed: Toledo Voters Killed the Public Safety Tax — Now 73 Jobs Hang in the Balance Until Nov. 15

Affected employees were being notified Thursday and Friday. Cira said there is “no reason to lay off a single Toledo firefighter.” The administration will submit its proposed 2027 budget to City Council on Monday, Nov. 16. It was not immediately clear which other proposed cuts — including eliminating police and fire recruitment classes in 2027, cutting the fire investigation unit and police gang task force, and reducing youth programming and blight removal — will be in the budget. Councilman George Sarantou said he expects 100 layoffs and reductions in every department to save money.

Toledo skyline on the Maumee River, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.