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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,June 18,2018 Page 14 Councilmember McGehee. But the City Manager is there to manage the day-to- day operations to the City, and he sees this request falling within that scope. City Manager Gaughan suggested an appropriate Council motion would be to ap- prove the Administration Department reorganization department as presented and authorize staff to begin the process of recruiting and filling the newly created po- sitions since that includes elimination of the HR Manager position. Etten moved, Laliberte seconded, approval of the Administration Department re- organization department as presented and authorization of staff to begin the pro- cess of recruiting and filling the newly created positions. Council Discussion Councilmember Etten commented this addresses a number of organizational needs. He understands the points brought up about eliminating the position of a good employee,but there are many different organizational needs being ad- dressed. That is what City Manager Trudgeon has been tasked with. He appreci- ates that the City will hopefully get more done within the HR department and within Administration in general. Councilmember Laliberte noted the Council has tasked the City Manager with running the City on a day-to-day basis. Unless there are policies related to a par- ticular action, the Council should not pick apart what any individual Coun- cilmember agrees with and disagrees with. The City Manager review was recent- ly held, and one request was to look at the organizational structure. She supports the recommendation. She agrees that there are still opportunities to look organi- zation-wide and also within Administration to ensure the City is being serviced in the best way possible. Councilmember McGehee stated she does not object to the recommendation; ra- ther, she objects to the chosen process for this decision and how it has been han- dled. She finds this very lacking and she is disappointed. However, it is the City Manager's prerogative to do what he will, and she would advise that it is better to discuss as a partner and not to issue edicts in the future. Mayor Roe expressed support for the motion, as he appreciates the City Manag- er's responsiveness to improving efficiencies in the organization. He believes the City Manager and Assistant City Manager have tried to be conscious of issues and concerns about the process, ultimately recognizing there is a significant change embodied in this recommendation. In the end, this will be the best outcome for everyone,but it does not always seem that way in the midst of it. Roll Call