HARVEY, Ill. — Dozens of city employees in Harvey will be temporarily laid off due to a "severe financial emergency."

Twelve departments are affected, including police and fire. Sixty-nine employees will be furloughed, while 98 essential personnel will continue core city operations.

According to Mayor Christopher Clark, he is not sure when those employees will go back to work.

"We don’t have a specific timeline, we're doing everything we possibly can. The same way we did in 2019. We're doing everything we possibly can to bring our family members back to work. However, we need help from the federal, state and county government. We need brighter minds to come in and help us figure this out," Mayor Clark said

Right now, 24 employees from the police department and 20 workers from the fire

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