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Joliet council debates ordinance to let city manager begin hiring before planned retirements
Summary
Council weighed an ordinance to allow the city manager to post and start hiring up to six months before an incumbent's irrevocable retirement for critical or technical positions; members debated whether six months is excessive, how overlap is budgeted, and whether council-level approvals should be required case-by-case.
City staff proposed an amendment to the municipal code to change hiring authority for planned retirements: the ordinance would permit the city manager to post and begin the hiring process for certain positions up to six months before the incumbent's irrevocable retirement, provided the costs remain within the approved budget.
Proponents said the change addresses operational risk in technical or long-lead roles where knowledge transfer can require months, citing water treatment and engineering…
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