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Public urges council to budget for a dedicated city clerk to support new manager
Summary
Rebecca Collins told the council the incoming city manager needs a dedicated city clerk and said she did not see funds in the budget for that position; she asked the council to recognize monies for a clerk and suggested budget cuts if necessary.
Rebecca Collins used public comment to press the council to budget for a city clerk to support the incoming city manager, saying the manager cannot perform both functions and maintain accurate minutes. "This new city manager deserves a city clerk," she said, and noted she did not see city money budgeted for the role.
Councilors and members of the public later discussed the difficulty of simultaneously taking part in meetings and producing accurate minutes and whether AI transcription tools could be combined with human review. Collins recommended recognizing monies for a clerk and suggested making cuts elsewhere in the budget to fund the position; the council agreed to review minutes corrections and continue some items to the January meeting.
