Residents press council on admin growth and IT staffing; officials defend requests

Aug 1, 2026

Public commenters urged the council to examine rising administrative personnel and questioned IT head-counts; other residents and a council member defended the IT staffing needs after a recent cyberattack.

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During public input, Jimmy Massey urged the council to scrutinize increases in administrative personnel and suggested eliminating recently created positions before approving the budget. "I think you need to look hard at reducing some of the admin costs, maybe eliminating some positions that have been created in the past 2 or 3 years," Massey said.

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