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City manager proposes unified utility leadership; council approves reclassification and reorganization
Summary
To maintain project timelines for a wastewater plant expansion, the city manager proposed combining Energy Services and Water Resources under unified general management. Council approved reclassifications and budget-structure authority while some members raised pay and staffing concerns.
City Manager Watson told the Monroe City Council on Jan. 14 that a leadership vacancy in Water Resources and fast‑approaching deadlines for a wastewater treatment plant expansion required an immediate organizational solution.
"It is never an easy task and it quite frankly takes quite a bit of time to find the right person," Watson said, describing recruitment challenges for utility directors and the long lead times associated with utility planning. Watson said the city is in the middle of a 3 million gallons‑per‑day expansion of the wastewater treatment plant and that missing procurement and financing deadlines…
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