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Committee recommends reclassifying vacant traffic engineer to traffic technician

Personnel Committee · August 14, 2026

Summary

The Personnel Committee voted to recommend that the council reclassify a recently vacated traffic engineer position to a traffic technician in the Department of Public Works, citing recruitment strategy and field-data needs.

The Personnel Committee voted to recommend that the Common Council reclassify a vacant civil engineer position to an engineering technician (traffic) in the Department of Public Works. Valerie, a department staff member, said the change follows a recent retirement and will allow the city to recruit simultaneously for a traffic manager and a traffic technician.

"The traffic technician would be more of the person collecting the data, helping analyze data and kind of the go to for field coordination," Valerie said, explaining the operational difference between the two roles. Committee members moved and seconded the recommendation and recorded the motion as approved, with the committee forwarding the item to the council for final action.

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