"No corporation would arbitrary cut 20% of their accounting department."  

The Oregon Legislature did something like that for the Oregon Department of Revenue a few years ago and then didn't understand why revenue collections were behind and down the next tax year. 

 After having is explained to them in very simple terms that even a Democratic Legislator could understand, they hired a bunch of temps to process Income Tax Returns and then restored the personnel cuts to DOR. 

Never underestimate the stupidity or ignorance of a bunch of politicians (or bureaucrats), local, State or Federal! 

Especially not if business concepts and practices are involved.