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Councilmember Boss urges upgrades, staffing and succession plan; manager to report back
Summary
Councilmember Aaron Boss presented a multi-point review of city facilities, staffing, grant search and succession planning and requested a formal timeline for planning constitutional and director succession; City Manager Monty agreed to return with a realistic date.
Councilmember Aaron Boss used the Feb. 25 meeting to present a detailed assessment of city infrastructure, staffing shortfalls and succession concerns after his first 100 days in office. Boss urged the council to prioritize building repairs, long-term maintenance, increased staff capacity and formal succession plans for key executive and constitutional positions.
Boss highlighted several specific issues and recommendations that he said need near-term attention: accelerating repairs and mitigation at City Hall (built 1962), continuing the wastewater treatment relocation to the airport site rather than rehabbing older riverfront facilities, adding surge capacity and institutional knowledge in key departments, establishing a deputy city manager or assistant positions to support the city manager, and creating a grant-capacity role to align capital projects with outside funding. He also proposed investment in upgraded integrated financial and payroll systems and stronger outreach/communications and succession planning for positions including water and sewer director and police chief.
City Manager Monty responded that he would meet first with department directors at weekly staff meetings and provide the council an estimate of when a succession plan could be presented. Monty also said human resources and finance are actively recruiting for open roles; HR indicated active use of online platforms to advertise vacancies.
No council vote was required on the presentation; the item moved to follow-up. Monty committed to returning with a timeline at the next council meeting.
