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Council reviews proposal to reintegrate Water Quality Control duties under Safety Service Director
Summary
Council discussed restructuring that would place Water Quality Control responsibilities back under the Director of Public Safety and Service and create or compensate a supervisor role; committee minutes referenced a stipend but the amount and whether a public posting was required were not specified.
During committee reports and round‑table discussion, council reviewed a proposed organizational change to reintegrate Water Quality Control (WQC) duties under the Safety Service Director and to define supervision of water distribution. Dr. Lohnes said the committee saw the mayor’s organizational chart and reported no objection to moving forward; the record shows questions about whether the supervisor role should have been publicly posted and whether a stipend would be paid for WQC duties but the stipend amount was not specified.
Resident Ben Bolog and others urged caution about restoring a position that has been vacant since 2016, arguing the city saw budget improvements after the position was vacant and suggesting duties could be split between service and safety functions instead. Dreger and the mayor indicated the Safety Service Director will continue to oversee ten departments and that the Water Quality Control duties would be part of the director’s responsibilities going forward. Council did not vote to create a separate classified position during the meeting; details such as stipend amounts, job posting requirements, and exact reporting lines were left for follow up.
