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Council pauses on Phase 2 business-license hires; staff to hold placeholder and return during budget work sessions
Summary
Council debated three part-time positions proposed under the Phase 2 business-licensing revenue package and directed staff to create a placeholder line item while returning the allocation decision to the budget work session rather than approve immediate hires.
The council revisited Phase 2 of the city’s recently implemented general business-license ordinance, which had previously identified three part-time positions to be funded by anticipated Phase 2 revenue: a public-records assistant for transparency support, a business-districts and neighborhood advocate, and a citywide homelessness navigator. Council members expressed different views on the merits of each role. Discussion and outcome: Several council members said they did not support immediately funding the three part-time…
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