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Council raises public works director experience requirement, removes PE certification as mandatory
Summary
City Manager Albert Tripp said the council would increase required management experience for the public works director from five to ten years and make a professional-engineer certification optional; council approved the job-description amendment to broaden candidate pool.
City Manager Albert Tripp presented a small amendment to the public works director job description to align with organizational needs as the city grows.
Tripp told council the change raises the management-experience requirement from five to ten years and removes mandatory consideration of a professional-engineer certification, widening the candidate pool. He said the city already has several candidates in the recruitment pipeline.
Council moved and approved the amendment unanimously, and staff indicated they would continue recruitment with the updated criteria.
