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Council approves revised staff organizational chart amid concerns about concentrated duties
Summary
Council discussed a revised staff organizational chart that clarifies reporting lines (treasurer to town manager, deputies to their principals), expressed concern about workload concentration, and approved the updated chart by roll call.
The mayor led the council in approving a revised staff organizational chart intended to clarify reporting lines after councilors raised concerns about concentrated duties.
The Zoning Administrator told the council the principal substantive change is that "the treasurer is a direct report to the town manager," with deputies’ reporting lines clarified. The administrator said the version in the packet is the most recent and reflective of how the town currently operates. A councilor expressed concern that too much responsibility rests with a single person and said that is why the chart includes a deputy: "by having a deputy, I think that will assist her." After discussion, the council made a motion, took a roll-call vote, and the motion passed.
Councilors asked staff to monitor workloads and consider additional delegation or staffing if daily duties outpaced capacity. The council did not specify hiring actions in this meeting; it approved the chart as the town’s current, working organizational structure.
