Council creates standalone finance department and confirms Mark Hagedorn as director/treasurer

The City Council adopted an ordinance reorganizing city financial functions into a separate finance department and designating the city treasurer as the finance director. The mayor told council the change formalizes centralized fiscal oversight and grant compliance while maintaining operational responsibility for grants within departments; he pointed to FAA audit thresholds as one example of why centralized oversight was necessary.

Council then voted to confirm Mark Hagedorn as the city's finance director and treasurer. Council members praised Hagedorn's knowledge and his role leading the city's ERP/Workday implementation. Hagedorn thanked the council and introduced family members at the podium. The ordinance was read into the record and the appointment was approved under suspension of rules.