The mayor of Beretsk, Alexander Dobrovin, signed an order that will reduce 556.7 jobs by the end of 2026. Of these, 483.23 rates will be transferred from municipal institutions, and 73.5 from local authorities. The guaranteed savings will amount to 138.9 million rubles in 2026 and 424.4 million rubles in 2027. But how many people will actually lose their jobs is a mystery. The administration has not yet disclosed how many of these positions are vacant, part-time or filled.
The course of cuts began back in November 2025, when the mayor's office announced the dissolution or consolidation of institutions. At the same time, they promised that the availability of the services and their quality will remain at the same level. But how this will be achieved is unclear. The administration did not provide measurable criteria.
The first consequences are already visible in the kindergartens. 175 guards were fired: 25 people were transferred to other positions, 49 retired, the rest remained without a job. Fifty-five gardens are currently maintained by private companies. The budget includes 13.494 million rubles for the payment of support staff of educational institutions in 2026, and zero for the next three years.
Replacing full-time guards with private security changed the cost structure: instead of salaries, the city now pays contractors. But the real savings can only be estimated after comparing the previous salary fund with the full cost of the contracts and the actual scope of the security. There are no such calculations yet.
As of October 1, 8,650 people worked in 139 municipal institutions - seven more than at the end of 2025. But this figure gives no idea of the future burden on the teachers, technical staff and remaining employees. Without a detailed breakdown, Beretz residents cannot assess how the cuts will affect the quality of services.
The responsibility for this decision is at the municipal level: the administration prepared the course, Dubrovin signed it, the institutions implement it. But the promise to maintain the availability and quality of the services remains an empty phrase.