WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- One money-saving proposal the town of Wallingford has put on the table is to have its 1,400 employees take five furlough days.

The town's elected officials said they're willing to consider any idea, except one.

"Layoffs are always the last resort," City Council member Vincenzo DiNatale said. "There's a lot of important services."

Some of the council members are pitching unpaid days off.

"We think it's very workable because no one loses any raises, no one is laid off," City Council member Bob Parisi said.

The town is in the middle of hammering out deals with all of the employee unions, council members said. Mayor Bill Dickinson's proposed budget asks for many of the unions to shave money or face layoffs.

The union Firefighters Union said the mayor asked for $130,000 in concessions. Firefighters said they came up with $140,000, but that the mayor said no.

Representatives at the mayor's office said Dickinson isn't commenting on the budget.

A public hearing for all of the ideas is scheduled for next week, and council members said the more feedback the better.

"We're looking at a lot of these different things so, ultimately, we come up with sound budget in end," DiNatale said.