Committee keeps proposed economic development and finance manager position in review

Gardner City — The Economic and Community Development Committee voted April 4 to keep in committee an order (item 11510) to create an economic development and finance manager in the Community Development and Planning Department and a paired ordinance (item 11511) to add the job to the city’s nonunion compensation schedule.

The position would combine the duties of the department’s budget/project manager and its economic development coordinator into a single role, Director Stevens told the committee. "The position itself is a combination of both the budget slash project manager, which is more of a financial standpoint for the department, as well as the economic development coordinator, which is a more, I would say, like, front facing," Stevens said. He added that he would supervise the new hire and that combining the roles would create savings…