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Council members debate charter ambiguity, hiring authority for Public Utilities Commission; workshop planned
Summary
Council and staff discussed ambiguities in the city charter about the Public Utilities Commission’s role in hiring and whether integration of public utilities functions should proceed; members agreed to schedule a workshop to clarify authority and hiring expectations before filling the public utilities director position.
The Brainerd City Personnel Finance Committee spent the latter portion of its July 7 meeting discussing ambiguities in the city charter about the Public Utilities Commission’s role, hiring authority and the potential integration of utility functions.
City Administrator Nick Broyles told the committee staff had solicited input from council members and commission members and included those responses and Chapter 5 of the city charter in the meeting packet. Broyles said staff sought direction from the council on whether they wanted to amend charter language or provide clarifying guidance. "We sent out that veil. We received 5 responses, 3 council…
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