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HR and department heads seek reclassifications and new positions as council weighs vacancy savings
Summary
City HR and department leaders outlined an organizational realignment and requests for reclassifications and new positions to support operations; council discussed timing and the budget impact amid a hiring-freeze decision.
City Human Resources and department leaders presented a set of organizational adjustments and staffing requests during Edmond’s third budget hearing, while council debated whether to prioritize vacancy savings to meet reserve targets.
Caroline Pierce, the city’s HR director, described a series of internal realignments completed after the departure of the community image director and summarized new position requests and reclassifications proposed for FY26. Pierce said many changes involved moving functions to more appropriate departments; for example, “we moved urban forestry under planning so that urban forestry can be more involved with planning and new development.” She added: “There’s no cost associated with any of this restructure or alignment.”
Staff summary of position requests and…
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