Sandpoint doesn't need city administrator

When the subject of a city administrator was discussed by the Sandpoint City Council in July their claim was perfectly clear: an amount would be reduced from the budget of each department that would fund the expense of this new position. The justification was that the administrator would bring an increased efficiency that would result in an across-the-board cost savings so that each department’s overall budget would be cost-neutral.

Now the city’s savings from the unexpected reduction in funding the firefighter’s pension is “would fund the city administrator’s position” (Bonner County Daily Bee, Aug. 14). The apparent intent, now, is to allocate this windfall to an expense that was already covered but likely faced resistance by one or more department directors.

STAN HATCH, MBA, PhD

Sandpoint

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