The City Council got the explanation for the restructuring at its budget workshop in early February. At the time, new city manager Becky Hawke said it was a “tearing down” of the existing structure, and starting from the ground up.
“So I’ve sort of described it like tentacles have sort of developed over the years, and so we sort of took personalities out of it and said, What’s the work? And restructured accordingly with that,” she said.
It involved taking the communication and HR departments under the newly created Chief of Staff position. The structural changes went into effect on Monday, as the city continues work on its budget plan for the coming fiscal year. At the February meeting, Hawke said there could be staff cuts to help pay for a planned wage increase at the city…