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Salisbury council signals support to amend charter and city code to clarify administrator's chain of command

Salisbury City Council · October 7, 2025
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Summary

The council agreed Oct. 6 to pursue charter and code changes to give the city administrator flexibility over department reporting lines and to formalize deputy and assistant administrator roles.

The Salisbury City Council agreed Oct. 6 to move forward with charter and code updates that would give the city administrator discretion to determine departmental reporting lines and formally recognize deputy and assistant administrator roles.

Administration told the work session the charter language is currently specific about which departments report to the deputy administrator and that creates unnecessary rigidity when department names or organization change. Under the proposed amendment to SC…

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