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Council removes funding for unfilled positions after hiring-freeze motion stalls
Summary
After a proposal for a hiring freeze stalled when the City Attorney said council lacked authority to impose one, the council voted unanimously to remove funding for unfilled positions pending the budget workshop.
Councilmember Carson proposed a hiring freeze until the council could meet to approve job descriptions and finalize the budget; City Attorney Norton said the council did not have the authority to impose a hiring freeze but could remove positions or funding.
"City Attorney Norton said that the Council did not have the authority to place a hiring freeze. However, they could remove a position or funding for a position," the minutes state. No vote was taken on the freeze; a subsequent motion to remove funding for unfilled positions passed unanimously and will be considered further at the upcoming Budget Workshop.
The minutes show the council will revisit job descriptions and possibly combine positions as part of 2026 budget planning; specific positions affected by the funding removal were not listed in the minutes.
