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Brainerd utilities commission votes to recommend permanent director hire to city council
Summary
After personnel committee recommendation, the commission voted to recommend filling the public utilities director position permanently rather than appointing another interim. Commissioners debated charter authority and committee roles before approving the recommendation by roll call.
The Brainerd Public Utilities Commission voted to recommend that the city pursue a permanent public utilities director instead of filling the role on an interim basis.
The personnel committee presented its recommendation that the commission support a permanent hire to provide continuity for utility operations. "At this point...we would like to move forward with a permanent public utilities director as opposed to interim," a personnel committee speaker said while framing the recommendation.
Commissioners questioned whether the commission had purview under the city charter to make that recommendation and discussed coordination with the personnel and finance committee and the city council. One commissioner said the recommendation might be premature; another said a permanent hire would avoid re-running recruitment twice.
After discussion, the commission voted by roll call to recommend filling the public utilities director position with a permanent employee: Higgins voted No; Mattton and ODay voted Yes. The motion passed.
The action is advisory to city council; commissioners asked staff to forward the recommendation and any relevant charter-language clarifications to the council for final action.
What’s next: The commission will communicate its recommendation to city council and staff will follow up on any procedural or charter questions raised during debate.
