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Council approves interim consultant to cover service director duties
Summary
With the city's service director leaving at month end, the council approved an emergency ordinance to contract with an external consultant to perform service director duties until a permanent hire is made.
The Cortland City Council approved Ordinance O-04-25 on Monday to authorize a contract with an external consultant to perform the duties of the service director on an interim basis. City staff said the current service director accepted a position with another municipality and will depart at the end of the month; the contract is intended to maintain continuity of services while the city conducts a search for a permanent replacement.
City staff clarified the ordinance does not create a permanent position but authorizes a consulting contract to provide the service director's functions as needed during the transition. A council member (Patrick) confirmed that the arrangement is for a consultant rather than hiring a direct city employee.
Council approved the ordinance and the accompanying emergency designation by roll call and asked staff to proceed with contracting and service continuity plans. The city will continue recruitment for the permanent service director role while the consultant carries out interim duties.
Votes: Ordinance and emergency designation approved by roll call at the meeting.
