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Council debates where officers and department heads should sit under governing body
Summary
Council reviewed the organizational chart and statutory officers, discussed whether certain roles (engineer, treasurer, finance) are 'officers' under state code, and emphasized clarifying language in official documents to use 'governing body' rather than 'city council and mayor.'
Council members used the workshop to examine an organizational chart that places officers (city secretary, attorney, municipal engineer, treasurer) directly under the governing body. Several members pointed to state code and recommended the city adopt consistent terminology in official documents.
S8 emphasized accuracy in wording: "There's no such thing as city council and mayor. City council includes the mayor." Council discussed the engineer and treasurer's statutory officer status and how contracted services (for example, engineering or finance consultants) interact with officer designations. Members agreed to update the chart and the job narrative so the governing body and officer roles are clear in posted materials.
The council asked staff to circulate the revised chart to ensure names and reporting lines are up-to-date before it is posted as an official organization chart.
