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Washington council considers budget amendment to split water department role, asks for details
Summary
Councilmember Holt Meyer introduced a budget amendment to split one water-department role into two, requesting a $27,500 increase to cover roughly half the fiscal year; the measure was presented for second reading with questions about timing and implementation.
Councilmember Holt Meyer told the Washington City Council on Feb. 17 that growth in customers and new software have made it impractical for one person to continue covering two water-department roles. "So I'm asking you to consider if we could do this budget amendment for one employee, and to break it out into two employees," Holt Meyer said, proposing a $27,500 budget increase to fund roughly half of the additional position for the current year.
Staff clarified the amount represented about half a year of cost because the staffing change would take effect partway through the fiscal year. Council discussion addressed implementation timing and whether the position had previously been budgeted differently; staff said the role existed but had not been budgeted as a separate full-time position for the current year.
At the time of the meeting the ordinance had been introduced and placed for second reading; the transcript does not record a final roll-call vote on that specific ordinance in the posted segment.
