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City manager announces organizational changes; parks and recreation leadership consolidated
Summary
During the June 10 pre‑session, Longmont city leadership announced a reorganization that consolidates parks and recreation functions under a single director, moves several enforcement and ranger functions under a single supervisor, and begins a national search for key leadership roles.
City Manager Eugene announced organizational changes to Longmont’s service delivery structure at the June 10 pre‑session meeting, saying the changes are intended to streamline operations and improve alignment between related services.
“I announced today that I am combining bringing parks and rec together, so that we can manage operational pieces on that,” City Manager Eugene said, describing the decision to place parks and recreation under one director to improve coordination.
Under the announced plan, the city will combine multiple functions that had been split across departments. City Manager Eugene said park rangers, parking control, code enforcement, animal control and related functions will be grouped under a campus supervisor, reporting to a single assistant city manager; parks and recreation operations will be consolidated under one director. The name given for the parks and recreation director search was David Bell, who was identified as a candidate in the ongoing hiring process; staff said finalists are being narrowed and that interviews have been intensive.
The City Manager described the reorganization as a continuation of a “center of excellence” model intended to improve response times and align groups that interface with public safety. He also described an extensive interview process for the director role and said several finalists have strong experience in large organizations. “Out of the folks who brought in for interviews, 4 of them were currently serving as an assistant city manager and 2 of the board directors in large much larger organizations,” he said.
Council members asked about reporting lines and operational impacts. City Manager Eugene and staff said the intent is to reduce duplication and improve coordination; they emphasized this is an administrative reorganization rather than a new policy requiring council approval. Staff said they will notify boards and commissions that may see related agenda items and that the changes may appear in upcoming board meetings.
No formal council vote occurred; the City Manager presented the administrative changes as an announced reorganization and said staff will proceed with hiring and internal realignment. Council members requested follow‑up communications to boards so appointees understand new reporting lines during upcoming board meetings.
The council did not set a formal effective date for all elements; staff indicated hiring and reporting changes will continue through the recruitment and onboarding process and that additional updates would be provided to council when hires are finalized.
