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City reorganizes facilities work, hires facilities manager and seeks to centralize building maintenance
Summary
Council heard a reorganization that separates administrative finance and facilities functions. The new facilities manager, Bart Bishop, starts this month and the city proposed part‑time maintenance hires and a centralized work‑order approach to better coordinate building services across municipal facilities.
Council staff presented a reorganization that separates the financial functions from administration for clearer budgeting and to create a focused facilities service. The new facilities manager, Bart Bishop, started Monday; staff asked council to fund $80,000 in part‑time wages to create two maintenance positions to respond to building repairs, minor capital needs and to coordinate upkeep across city buildings (city hall, library, pool and airport).
Staff said the plan would centralize custodial supplies, a work‑order system, and daytime maintenance coverage so staff could respond to plumbing, HVAC and custodial tasks without drawing resources from operating departments. The administration noted limited basement and storage space for records and decorations and said records retention and scanning remain an ongoing task with a mix of documents that must be permanently retained and others eligible for shredding once scanned.
Council members asked for clearer physical storage plans and for a timeline for implementing a centralized work‑order and supply purchasing approach. Staff said Bart will evaluate needs and return with a recommended list of tools, pick‑up points and a schedule for records scanning and room reallocations.
