34-35 - Appointment of Deputy City Manager & Assistant City Manager

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Item Nos. 34 & 35 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: Deputy City Manager and Assistant City Manager Appointment of Robert Vine and Doug Harris City Charter Section 21 DATE: September 25, 2023 Iwo X" 490ift 2"1 On September 11, 2023, the City Council approved the City Manager's proposed FY23/24 Budget which included the following two reclassifications: 1. Robert Vine from Assistant City Manager to Deputy City Manager 2. Doug Harris from Director of Utilities to Assistant City Manager The following is the synopsis included in the City Manager's FY23/24 Budget Executive Summary: The first new position is a reclassification of an existing position. I would like to promote Doug Harris, Director of Utilities, to the position of Assistant City Manager. Mr. Harris has served the City of Paris for 30+ years, many of which has been in his currentposition. After three years of direct observation, it is my professional opinion that Mr. Harris has skills and abilities that can be put to even greater use upon promotion to a position of higher responsibility and accountability within the City of Paris. His faithful and loyal service to the City of Paris, carefully managing the City's treatment infrastructure for water and sewer, has proven his ability as a manager and leader, and I would like to tap into this to serve Paris, its council, citizens and staff, at a higher level. To accomplish this, I have reorganized the city's organizational chart. I will reclassify Rob Vine to Deputy City Manager to create a distinction in the progression of chain of command and shift responsibilities of all departments between the three positions. First, as City Manager, I will continue to remain fully responsible for all departments under me, including those overseen by the DCM and ACMpositions. However, my focus will be the oversight of our