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Board to use new clerk hire to tighten budget controls
Summary
Members said hiring a new clerk will provide oversight of work orders and spending, making it easier to track expenses and avoid ad-hoc purchases. They asked staff to draft role responsibilities for the next work session.
Board members said the incoming clerk should serve as the city's monitor for schedules, work orders and expenses, reducing the need for aldermen to perform maintenance tasks and helping keep purchases within budget.
"The clerk is a monitor on expenses," said the lawmaker (speaker 3), adding that the clerk would be responsible for routing work orders and calling the mayor to place unbudgeted items on the agenda. The board asked staff to prepare an outline of clerk duties and to use the next work sessions to assign hours and salary placement in the budget.
