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Council delays hiring three public‑works positions, asks for market analysis
Summary
Facing tight finances, council members asked staff to remove three proposed public‑works hires (including a surveyor) from the FY2027 budget and return with market‑rate evidence and a cost/benefit analysis next year.
Council members questioned the timing and cost of three proposed public‑works hires, particularly a surveyor budgeted at about $67,000.
Several council members said a qualified surveyor could cost significantly more and that creating an in‑house survey crew would require vehicles, equipment and office support that were not reflected in the personnel total. One member urged staff to supply market comparisons and to quantify expected payback from insourcing work before approving new hires.
After discussion the council directed staff to remove the three positions from the FY2027 budget, to withhold a planned grade change for the manager/civil engineer (the manager will receive a 5% raise instead), and to return with a detailed market study and itemized cost estimates for consideration by the next council.
The council left open the possibility of revisiting hires once the office supplies detailed justification and projected efficiencies.
