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Interim city manager outlines first 30 days; names project leads; fire department reports hires and youth program
Summary
Chief Clemons, fire chief and interim city manager, summarized priorities from her first 30 days in the interim role and named project leads to maintain continuity on capital projects.
Chief Clemons, who is serving as both fire chief and interim city manager, reviewed activities from her first 30 days in the interim role. She said her priorities have included stabilizing operations, strengthening interdepartmental communication, reviewing performance metrics, and maintaining continuity on capital improvement projects.
Clemons said department directors met with Slaven, a talent-management company engaged to help find the next city manager, and that council members had an opportunity to participate in that process. She said she appointed Alton Matthews as a project lead to collaborate with procurement manager Talisa Adams and other department directors to maintain project continuity.
On fire-department items, Clemons said the department hired a training division chief who starts Monday and completed its third annual all-girls camp with 11 participants. She also announced the fire department’s annual awards ceremony next Friday (location given verbally) and a police-versus-fire softball game Oct. 21 at Star Park at 5:30 p.m.
Clemons did not provide the talent‑search timeline or the full scope of the project portfolio at the meeting; those items will be handled through the ongoing recruitment and project-management processes.
