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Council expedites ordinance to swap sewer bureau chief role for supervisory post
Summary
Council members voted to expedite an ordinance that would eliminate the sewer bureau chief position and add a sanitary sewer supervisor to enable an internal promotion; presenters said the supervisor role pays slightly less and is an interim step toward filling the bureau chief role later.
Council considered an ordinance (RL26‑145 / 26145) to amend the 2026 sewer budget, defund the wastewater bureau chief position and create a sanitary sewer supervisor post to accommodate an internal promotion.
A departmental presenter explained that the current assistant supervisor will likely step into the supervisor role now and later qualify for bureau‑chief duties. The change preserves an operational pathway while reducing immediate salary costs: "So we're just looking to defund the bureau chief position and fund the supervisor position so he can move up," the presenter said. Council moved to expedite consideration and, following roll call, the expedite motion passed 5–0.
Presenters said this is not an elimination of staffing but an administrative reclassification that mirrors previous staffing adjustments; no substantive service reductions were described. The ordinance was recommended to be advanced under expedited review for further council consideration and formal vote at the next appropriate legislative step.
