History Colorado shed 11 more employees Monday as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce operating expenses.
The move follows the August departure of 10 staff members who accepted voluntary buyout offers, including CEO Ed Nichols and State Historian William Convery.
The agency, which oversees the state’s history museums and preservation efforts, said Tuesday that it is in talks with author and University of Colorado professor Patty Limerick to take over Convery’s position.
In addition to cutting the full-time positions, the agency reduced six existing full-time positions to part-time Monday.
It previously announced that 40 other employees agreed to pare their hours.
Staff cuts were across the board, the agency said, reducing personnel at the main museum in downtown Denver and those that administer preservation programs.
The eight, smaller community museums across Colorado were not impacted, and all state museums will remain open to the public.
History Colorado has an annual budget of about $26 million and receives no direct money from the state’s general budget. Its funds come mainly through taxes placed on gambling revenues, which have declined in recent years.
The agency wants to cut $3 million from its expenses over the next two years to make up for the shortfall.
Ray Mark Rinaldi: 303-954-1540, rrinaldi@denverpost.com or @rayrinaldi
