Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/14/2022

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Mayor Kuzma expressed concerns about making City Engineer Westby the Public Works Director because he felt it would be putting too much on him. He suggested making City Engineer Westby the Interim Public Works Director and doing a trial period to see how things go after which point it can be re-evaluated. Councilmember Riley agreed with making a trial period and suggested six months. He thought it would be a mistake to make the change without knowing fully if it is going to work. Councilmember Musgrove asked who the supervisors would be under City Engineer Westby in each department and how he feels about the support they would bring to his new role in Public Works. City Engineer Westby replied he didn’t foresee much change and believed the organization chart has been updated. Councilmember Musgrove stated it looked like the org chart shows the chain of command all goes up to City Engineer Westby with the exception of Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood as an Assistant Public Works Director. She stated she understood City Engineer Westby knows the Staff but asked if there will be supervisors so the chain of command doesn’t all go directly to City Engineer Westby. City Engineer Westby replied the supervisors would report to him and the staff under them would report to the supervisors. He stated that is the current structure and also the proposed continuation of structure. Councilmember Musgrove asked even though the organization chart shows the lines for authority go to Westby, there would be supervisors. City Engineer Westby replied engineering would continue to function that way. Councilmember Musgrove asked the command chain for Public Works, the Streets, the Building Supervisors, they run up but it would just be the department leads that would report to City Engineer Westby. City Engineer Westby confirmed this. Councilmember Musgrove commented she would be supportive of a trial and that being a co- working area with Public Works and Engineering will give a better picture of the work that needs to be done and provide a breath and scope of future work. She thought it could be a benefit and hoped City Engineer Westby would say if it isn’t working. Councilmember Heineman referenced the Communications and Events Coordinator and asked Administrative Services Director Lasher to research what outsourcing events would cost because that may inform the decision about splitting the position to be strictly communications. He asked what the rationale was for the Park Supervisors, Parks Leads and Parks Maintenance Workers reporting to City Engineer Westby instead of Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent City Council Work Session /June 14, 2022 Page 11 of 16