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Manager proposes deleting 14 general‑fund positions, adds targeted roles and a director of strategic initiatives
Summary
The city manager recommended permanently deleting 14 general‑fund positions (net deletion after other additions), adding select positions (library custodian, EMS supervisors), and creating a director of strategic initiatives to centralize cross‑department projects and improve efficiency.
Don Magner outlined proposed organizational changes intended to reallocate resources toward higher‑priority services and to support multi-department projects.
Magner said 19 general‑fund authorizations would be deleted while five positions would be added elsewhere, yielding a net general‑fund reduction of 14 positions. He proposed creating a director of strategic initiatives and management analyst position in the city manager's office to shepherd cross‑department projects like the 88 transition plan and to coordinate grant‑seeking and program implementation.
Magner also proposed moving placemaking and Convention and Visitors Bureau responsibilities to economic development, replacing a contractual custodial arrangement with one full‑time custodian for the library, and authorizing limited new fire‑related positions tied to the fire master plan. Council members asked for clarification on which positions were permanent deletions, which are fund shifts, and how service levels would be preserved.
