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Council discusses retaining supplemental freelance investigator until permanent hire is made
Summary
Councilors reviewed a supplemental investigator position the city uses alongside a vacant permanent investigator role and signaled the city will likely continue using freelance investigators for specialized tasks.
Syracuse City Council discussed the status of an investigator role and the city's practice of using supplemental freelance investigators while the permanent post remains vacant.
Councilor (unnamed in transcript) asked how services would change once the investigator position is filled and whether the supplemental freelance investigator would remain necessary. Meeting participants said the freelancer is typically used for specialized tasks and that the city does not plan to eliminate that option entirely once a permanent investigator is hired.
An administration representative explained the investigator position is currently unfilled; the supplemental freelance investigator is normally contracted to provide specialized expertise. "The investigator position, which is not filled, this is, the supplemental investigator that is, freelance that is normally hired," a staff speaker said. Meeting remarks indicated that once the permanent investigator is hired, the city may reduce freelance usage but is likely to retain some freelance capacity for specialized needs.
There was no formal vote or adoption of new staffing policy during the discussion. Councilors were told the freelance arrangement remains part of current staffing plans and that further clarification would be discussed as recruiting progresses.
