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Board agrees labor scheduling should guide budget overhaul
Summary
At a Ste. Genevieve City budget work session, members prioritized labor and staff scheduling as the top controllable costs to address, noting the opportunity presented by hiring a new clerk to reshape hours and coverage.
Board members at a Ste. Genevieve City budget work session focused early on placing labor scheduling at the center of the upcoming fiscal plan, saying staffing choices drive the bulk of controllable costs.
Lawmaker (speaker 3) urged the group to start by listing tasks and assigning them to specific employees so the board can determine how many staff are needed and how many hours each should work. "Labor is gonna be the 1st big focus of this budget planning process," the lawmaker said, framing the hiring of a new clerk as an immediate opportunity to set salary and hours in the budget. The discussion emphasized using work orders and purchase orders to keep maintenance and emergency purchases within the budget rather than making off‑budget expenditures.
