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Engineering seeks senior civil engineer as city plans $8.5M in capital work and bond carryovers
Summary
Engineering staff asked the committee to add a senior civil engineer to manage a larger capital workload — staff cited an $8.5 million capital program next year, substantial bond carryovers and major projects including a TAP sidewalk, Greenway trailhead and Fire Station No. 2 design.
Kale, the city’s engineering lead, asked the finance committee to approve a new senior civil engineer position to address increasing service demands as the city prepares a larger capital program. “There are four reasons why we need a senior civil engineer,” he said, summarizing the drivers: increased service load, an upcoming comprehensive plan process, an $8.5 million capital‑projects budget next year and succession planning for technical expertise.
Kale told the committee the city currently manages bond balances and carryovers (he cited roughly $4.2 million in the…
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