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Finance director asks council to approve midyear hires and conversion amid sales‑tax uptick
Summary
Finance Director Vicky Bosshard requested midyear additions including IT desktop support, revenue manager, employee relations adviser and converting a part-time budget coordinator to full-time, noting sales tax is trending 5% above budget; council was notified that these will appear as a budget amendment.
Finance Director Vicky Bosshard presented a request to add net new positions midyear—an IT desktop support specialist, a revenue manager, an employee relations adviser in HR, and converting a part‑time budget and procurement coordinator to full time in fleet—saying the positions were reviewed in departments and originally budgeted for 2026 but deferred pending midyear review.
Bosshard said sales tax, which funds about 42% of general fund revenue, is currently trending about 5% over the adopted budget for the year and estimated that 5% equates to roughly $900,000. She said the city added one net new full‑time position in the last two years and is cautious about ongoing personnel costs.
Mr. Snowden confirmed two other positions (a confinement officer and an HR generalist) were pulled from the midyear list and will likely return in the 2027 budget. Bosshard said the requested hires will appear as a budget amendment for council consideration.
Action: Council did not approve the hires at the meeting; staff will present a budget amendment for formal approval.
