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The city laid off more than a dozen employees to help balance the budget in June. Now, the city is confirming that two of them will keep their jobs.

Local governments struggled to balance their books for the current fiscal year. But while Reno and Washoe County avoided layoffs, the City of Sparks lost staff.

The Nevada attorney general has filed a criminal complaint against Lance Forrester, a former Nevada correctional officer, and Mark Lawson, a former Sparks Fire Department chief. Lawson only served as chief for one week before the City of Sparks asked him to resign on Monday, Dec. 5.

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