Troy personnel committee moves to add full-time project manager as capital workload grows

The Troy City Council Personnel Committee agreed March 31 to move forward with hiring a permanent project manager to handle an expanded slate of capital projects.

Committee acting chair Bob Phillips said the request responds to a growing workload and more complex projects across the city. "We're here to talk about a request to employ additional project manager for the city," Phillips said.

Staff described a steady increase in the number and complexity of capital projects, from roughly the 70s five years ago to about 111 items now on the city's project list. "We've got more projects, either in the pipeline or coming up in the future," the staff member said, listing examples including downtown streetscapes, the two‑phase West Main Street project, the Adams Street roundabout, a water and…