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Council approves finance office reorganization to add cross‑trained finance technicians
Summary
Council amended the 2025 personnel plan to convert an accounts‑payable clerk position to a finance technician and to support cross‑training among finance staff; staff said the change will add little cost to the general fund but increase redundancy.
Council on July 24 approved Resolution 2025‑37 amending the city's 2025 organizational plan to change certain finance‑office positions and increase cross‑training.
Finance Director Ryan Duke said the finance office historically operated with siloed roles—payroll clerk, accounts‑payable clerk and a finance technician—and that a planned retirement presented an opportunity to convert the accounts‑payable clerk role into a finance technician. Duke said the change is intended to add redundancy and cross‑training so the department can function if multiple long‑tenured employees retire in a short period.
Duke told council the change is not a request to add headcount. He said it would increase the key operating fund cost by roughly $1,000 annually while the total across all funds would be about $11,000, most of which is charged to utility funds.
Council action Councilwoman Cerise moved the amendment and Councilman Probst seconded; a roll call vote approved the resolution and the motion carried.
Implementation Staff said the personnel plan change will allow the finance department to assign overlapping responsibilities and advance cross‑training; Duke said he will implement the change when the accounts‑payable clerk gives a retirement date.
Ending note Council described the action as a modest, practical step to strengthen departmental capacity and avoid service disruptions when long‑time employees retire.
