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Council considers hiring part-time project manager for water and lagoon projects
Summary
Mayor proposed investigating a part-time project management resource to act as the city's liaison to engineers and contractors for ongoing water and lagoon capital projects; council members said funds appear available and asked staff to draft a job description and reporting plan.
Mayor (S1) described ongoing water and lagoon capital projects as "significant" and urged clearer oversight, monthly reporting, and project-management resources to protect the city's interests and keep work on track. He asked for council direction to investigate hiring a part-time project management resource to liaise between the city, engineers, contractors and funding sources, saying the goal is to prevent items from being "dropped" as projects move between administrations.
Council members noted that prior administrations had set aside funds for oversight and that money likely exists in project budgets to hire such a person. The mayor suggested a flexible schedule (work as needed; some weeks few hours, other weeks more) and said the hire would deliver monthly reports to the council. Council agreed staff should draft a job description and begin the process of sourcing candidates, including the possibility of recruiting a retired construction project manager with experience in public works.
