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Geneva city manager outlines staffing changes, $20,000 economic‑mobility cohort award and water‑sewer study
Summary
City Manager Amy reported vacancies being held for 2025 budget savings, two upcoming department head departures, Geneva’s selection for an ICMA/Gates economic mobility cohort with a $20,000 grant, a kayak‑vendor RFP and a GHD contract to study water and sewer rates ahead of the 2026 budget.
City Manager Amy reported at Monday’s Geneva City Council meeting that the city is holding several positions vacant to realize budget savings for 2025, that two department heads will depart this spring and summer, and that the city has been selected for a national economic‑mobility cohort funded in part by the Gates Foundation.
Amy said two rolling vacancies are being retained to save roughly $200,000 as part of the 2025 budget. The positions specifically identified as open to realize savings were a police sergeant and a laborer/MEO position. She added that the city’s director of planning and economic development will leave on May 22 and the recreation director will leave on July 11; both positions had not been posted as of the meeting.
Amy also said Geneva was chosen as one of 15 U.S. cities to participate in an economic mobility cohort sponsored by the International City/County Management Association and the Gates Foundation, noting the program will provide $20,000 to the city to apply evidence‑based frameworks to local barriers to economic opportunity. She said she and the special projects coordinator, Liz Toner, will attend training and work with community groups on actionable pathways.
In operational items, Amy said the city has issued a request for proposals for a kayak vendor; that RFP closes May 14. She also said the recreation center is active — summer camp registration is open, and toddler soccer programs have begun. The city contracted with GHD Engineering, Architecture and Construction Services to study water and sewer rates and fees with the goal of having recommendations available for the 2026 budget.
Why it matters: Staffing changes can affect service delivery; the mobility cohort and the GHD study are steps toward data‑informed policy and potential rate or program changes.
No formal council action was recorded on the items Amy reported; they were received as informational reports.
