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Brainerd council approves reorganization, authorizes hiring for utility and public-works leadership
Summary
Council approved an organizational chart and job descriptions that rename and reclassify utility and public-works leadership, and authorized internal hiring for an Electric Director and recruitment for Public Services Director and Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer; staff reported the net enterprise-fund decrease and levy increase estimates associated with the changes.
The Brainerd City Council on April 14 approved a staff-proposed organizational restructuring and authorized recruitment activity to fill new or reclassified leadership positions.
City administrator Nick Broyles presented four linked changes prompted by the city engineer's resignation: rename the Public Works Director to Public Services Director; rename Public Utilities Director to Public Works Director; reclassify the city engineer role to Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer; and establish a standalone Electric Department led by a new Electric Director. Broyles said the recommendations were intended to align Brainerd's structure…
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