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Subcommittee flags potential snowplow overtime reductions as a trade-off with service levels
Summary
Members discussed reducing overtime snowplowing to save money but asked the city attorney to advise on liability and whether the city's limited duty could change if the city intentionally curtails plowing on secondary streets.
The subcommittee discussed a potential policy change to reduce overtime for snowplowing as a cost-saving measure. Members noted the trade-off inherent in asking residents to accept fewer services while lowering taxes and asked the city attorney to provide a legal opinion on whether intentionally not plowing certain feeder streets would raise the city's liability.
Members agreed the proposal is worth studying and that the committee would present it to the council with a request for legal guidance and a cost-benefit analysis that quantifies savings against potential exposure and resident impact. The committee did not adopt a final position; it asked staff to prepare information for the June 2 discussion.
