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Committee asks staff to add vacancy, fiscal-impact and outreach context to staff reports after retreat discussion on operating strategies

2287682 · February 11, 2025
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Summary

Following a retreat discussion on umbrella operating strategies, the committee directed staff to include department vacancy metrics (where relevant), fiscal impact context and stakeholder outreach details in staff reports to help council weigh budgeting, hiring and communications decisions.

After a February retreat discussion about proposed umbrella operating strategies, the Policy and Services Committee voted Feb. 11 to direct staff to include more granular information in staff reports when relevant: department employee vacancy numbers, fiscal impact context and the type/volume of stakeholder communications or recommendations to improve outreach effectiveness.

Deputy City Manager Chantelle Cotton Gaines presented the idea…

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