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Livingston council splits on whether to hire in-house engineers and planners; motion to continue discussion fails
Summary
Council debated bringing engineering and planning work in-house after staff presented contract spending and staffing-cost options. A motion to continue the item for further analysis failed 2-3; councilmembers remain divided on recruiting full-time staff versus retaining contractors.
City staff presented a compensation and staffing analysis Oct. 21 showing the city's recent spending on contract engineering and planning services and three illustrative in-house staffing models. The council debated whether to hire full-time engineering and planning staff or continue a contract-based model.
City staff said contract payments to support engineering, planning and building services have varied year to year and noted that some contract principal-engineer billing rates, when annualized, exceed the salary that the city would likely pay for a single in-house principal…
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