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Council debates reclassifying assistant city manager position to save $100,000
Summary
Councilwoman proposed replacing the assistant city manager role with an executive assistant to trim roughly $100,000; the city manager and other councilmembers warned the change could reduce the city's capacity to manage infrastructure projects and legal matters. No formal decision was made at the workshop.
Councilwoman Kim King proposed reclassifying the assistant city manager position to an executive assistant or executive secretary as a cost‑saving measure, arguing the existing assistant city manager job description is written for a larger city and duplicates many city manager duties. King said she ran both job descriptions through an AI review and found the assistant city manager role overly broad for Dickinson, and proposed reclassification to save about $100,000.
City staff and several council members pushed back, saying the assistant city manager provides oversight of multiple departments and critical projects (Carey cited Hughes Road and other infrastructure) and that the city's organizational needs require the current classification. Legal counsel and staff explained the council adopts the budget and can direct eliminations through the budget process, but position reclassification logistics are typically handled by the city manager. The workshop closed the discussion without a binding vote; staff will incorporate budget reductions already identified and bring further proposals to future hearings.
