But it's unlikely. Still, there are some changes on the two staffs. The EDC staff dropped from five employees to four, with one of those people working part-time. Employees also took a 15 percent pay cut and saw a reduction in their retirement benefits. At the ECRC, employment dropped from about 10 to eight people.
Employees work for both groups at times.
That's how it cuts into the mission. People end up wearing two hats. The money is used primarily by the ECRC, which hosts computer-related classes for government workers in eight states. The EDC also contracts with the Port of Bremerton, local cities and Kitsap County. The federal funding will eventually fade away.