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Council directs staff to notify council of internal job postings after debate over public works foreman vacancy
Summary
Council approved a motion requiring staff to email the mayor and council when internal job postings go out, after lengthy discussion about a Public Works repair foreman vacancy and union bumping rules; a separate motion to authorize an external posting for the repair foreman failed, and the matter will return to a Committee of the Whole.
The committee considered a Public Works request to seek external candidates for a repair foreman vacancy left by the retirement of a long‑tenured employee. Public Works Superintendent Jim Rossford described the position's duties and the challenge of replacing a worker with trade skills and institutional knowledge.
Councilor Bach Schneider moved that city staff…
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