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Council approves new deputy director position for Public Works to stabilize staffing and protect grants
Summary
Council approved adding a deputy director position in the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services to address high leadership turnover, preserve institutional knowledge, and protect federal and state project funding; the position is budgeted at a starting cost of $138,000.
The East Lansing City Council voted Jan. 6 to add a deputy director position to the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services and to approve a budget amendment to fund the role through the remainder of FY2026.
Director Ron Lacasse described high turnover across DPW: "15 of the 17 DPW leadership positions turned over, totaling 148 years of institutional experience lost,"…
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