Public urges council to budget for a dedicated city clerk to support new manager

Rebecca Collins used public comment to press the council to budget for a city clerk to support the incoming city manager, saying the manager cannot perform both functions and maintain accurate minutes. "This new city manager deserves a city clerk," she said, and noted she did not see city money budgeted for the role.

Councilors and members of the public later discussed the difficulty of simultaneously taking part in meetings and producing accurate minutes and whether AI transcription tools could be combined with human review. Collins recommended recognizing monies for a clerk and suggested making cuts elsewhere in the budget to fund the position; the council agreed to review minutes corrections and continue some items to the January meeting.