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Roswell council approves ordinance giving city administrator broader operational authority, codifying C‑suite roles
Summary
Roswell Mayor and City Council unanimously adopted amendments to Chapter 2 of the city code that modernize personnel language, authorize new executive titles and clarify the city administrator’s authority over departmental organization while preserving council oversight for policy and key hiring decisions.
Roswell Mayor Curt Wilson and the City Council on Tuesday, May 27, adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the city code to modernize personnel rules, create and codify C‑suite positions and clarify who may create, combine or dissolve departments.
The change, approved 6‑0 on its second reading, updates several sections including Article 2.2 (Personnel), Article 2.3 (City Administrator) and Article 2.4 (Committees and Departments). Senior Vice President Joe Panino, who presented the amendment to council, said the goal is to “modernize the language, reduce redundancies, empower staff” while retaining elected officials’ oversight of policy and key hires.
The ordinance explicitly adds chief administrative officer as a title for the city administrator and codifies chief legal officer, chief…
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