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Council directs start of longer-term planning; work session to add facilities and staffing to five-year planning
Summary
Councilors directed staff to begin structured work on a multi-year strategic/maintenance plan, using the city’s CEP as a starting point and beginning focused discussions in May on police radios, building maintenance and staffing priorities.
At the April 22 work session, Junction City councilors agreed to begin structured, multi-year planning to address deferred maintenance, equipment replacement and staffing needs across departments.
Councilors urged the city to use a consistent project-tracking format and to build on the existing Capital Equipment Plan (CEP). Several councilors said a standing item for police and public works updates at the second meeting of each month would help keep long-range needs visible to the council.
Scope and priorities discussed Council discussion ranged from applying the CEP framework to facilities and radios to deciding whether to create a staffed position to coordinate building and fleet maintenance scheduling. Staff and councilors discussed examples including radio repeaters and tower equipment that have reached end-of-life, unaddressed roof leaks and the absence of a centralized maintenance scheduling function.
Council members recommended breaking the work into manageable pieces: begin with CEP-related items in May, then add police-specific items (radios, tasers), facilities maintenance and finally staffing and internal service functions. Council asked staff to prepare a spreadsheet listing major needs, projected replacement schedules and estimated costs so the council can prioritize and budget.
Implementation considerations Staff said some maintenance tasks are currently handled ad hoc and that public works lacks dedicated staff time to manage building maintenance, bidding and scheduling. Council discussed alternatives such as contracting for work, assigning departments responsibility for some tasks, or adding a maintenance/facilities coordinator to centralize scheduling and bidding. Several councilors warned that staffing changes and documentation are needed before key personnel retire.
Ending Council agreed to begin the structured discussions in May, starting with the CEP and police-related equipment needs, and to return with clearer scope, costs and proposed next steps.
