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City presents proposal to combine clerk/treasurer, HR, assessor and IT into Department of Finance & Administration
Summary
City leaders outlined a proposed new centralized Department of Finance & Administration combining the Clerk/Treasurer's Office, human resources, assessor and innovation/IT. Officials said two data positions that sat in Planning will move back to the central team and planning to begin an ERP (financial system) procurement.
Catherine Shaw, chief administrative officer for the city, presented a plan on May 14 to consolidate the Clerk/Treasurer's Office, Human Resources, the Assessor’s Office and Innovation & Technology into a new Department of Finance & Administration (DFA).
"We are not seen as often the sexiest of departments, but we are the backbone of the city," Shaw said, summarizing the organizers’ rationale for the consolidation.
Why it matters: The city says centralizing payroll, tax collection, procurement of major software and data functions should reduce duplication, improve…
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