City manager reports on zoning denial, cybersecurity audit, utility planning and staffing changes

City manager provided a multi-item report. He said the Zoning Board denied a variance request to exceed the accessory building square-footage limit for lots larger than an acre, and described ongoing utility planning to transition circuits and integrate a substation.

The manager said staff met with Dew Point Cyber to begin a cybersecurity audit focusing on the city’s utilities, and noted a Brownfield TIF meeting and Hill Street progress meeting were scheduled. He announced the utility billing clerk position has been filled (tentative start date), the DPW supervisor posting is open, and that the DPW director’s retirement is planned for early January, with overlap sought for succession planning.