Workforce guide added to financial plan; staff stresses request framework, not hiring authority
Staff introduced a workforce guide appendix that sets a performance‑based request framework for new positions; staff emphasized the guide does not grant hiring authority and all new hires would still require council approval.
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Staff described a new workforce guide appended to the financial plan that would use data‑driven inputs — resident ratios, benchmarks, population growth and department workload metrics — to evaluate position requests. Staff emphasized the guide is a "request framework" and does not confer hiring authority without a council vote.
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