Council advances first read to split operations into two groups to improve oversight

Apr 10, 2026

On first reading the council supported a staff proposal to reorganize the operations division into Streets & Stormwater and Facilities, Parks & Cemetery groups to reduce span‑of‑control issues and improve parks coordination; council signaled support and made a motion to move forward to the next step.

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The Sedro‑Woolley City Council heard a first reading and moved forward on a proposal to reorganize the Operations Division into two subgroups: Streets and Stormwater, and Facilities, Parks and Cemetery. Director Bill Bullock and operations staff member Nathan Salcina said the split is intended to reduce spans of control that accumulated after retirements and to allow more dedicated attention to parks, facilities and cemetery operations.

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