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City seeks to consolidate clerk, HR, assessor and IT into new Department of Finance & Administration
Summary
City leaders proposed creating a new Department of Finance & Administration to centralize the Clerk/Treasurer office, human resources, assessment and IT functions; the move aims to modernize systems, centralize software and improve cross-departmental services.
City administrators presented a plan to consolidate the Clerk/Treasurer’s office, Human Resources, Assessor functions and Innovation/IT into a single Department of Finance & Administration (DFA) as part of FY26 organizational changes.
Catherine Shaw, the city’s chief administrative officer, said the new department would combine revenue-collection functions with payroll, HR policy, assessment and centralized IT management. “We are the backbone of the city,” Shaw told the Board of Finance, noting the change is meant to improve modern governance, software centralization and data-driven operations.
Why it matters: City officials said the consolidation will centralize systems such as…
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