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City council adopts administrative-code changes to clarify citywide IT and HR authority after public debate
Summary
After months of public comment and input from school and police officials, Portsmouth City Council approved amendments to the administrative code that align departmental rules with charter amendments on IT and human resources; the final vote included a narrowing amendment and a technical correction.
Portsmouth City Council on Monday approved changes to Chapter 1 of the administrative code that clarify how the city’s human-resources and information-technology functions will operate across municipal and charter departments. The council adopted the ordinance on third and final reading after months of governance-committee meetings and public testimony, passing the measure 8–1 with Councilor Denton voting no. The ordinance update implements charter amendments voters approved earlier this year that directed a single HR structure and a consolidated approach to information-management technology for city government. City Attorney Susan Morrill told the council the draft “complies with your prior charter amendments,” and she said the amendments are intended to “complement and enhance” — not replace — the…
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