Broken Arrow to Eliminate 48 City Positions

The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma city council has voted to eliminate four dozen jobs, due to a $2 million budget deficit.

The 48 positions being eliminated have been vacant for the past two years because of a hiring freeze.

No city employees will be losing their jobs, and no layoffs are planned.

The council also voted to raise fees for water, trash and sewer service by about $15 per month.

Broken Arrow is the largest suburb of Tulsa. The 2007 census estimate showed a population just over 90,000.