Watertown City Council
Tuesday September 26, 2023
The order of items in transcripts appear in the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
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266.71 His266.71 budget266.95 and267.27 capital267.51 improvement267.83 plans268.47 were269.11 presented269.35 in269.83 a269.91 transparent270.15 manner270.79 that271.57 establish271.89 what272.38 the272.54 key272.69 strategies273.01 of273.57 the273.74 city273.89 are274.13 and274.85 how275.01 the275.25 expenditures275.41 align276.21 with276.85 the277.01 strategies277.25 and277.81 the277.98 goal278.13 of278.38 the278.45 council.278.62 He279.63 is279.95 truly280.11 a280.43 pleasure280.59 to280.91 work281.07 with.281.31 Another282.99 comment283.31 from283.71 another283.87 councilor284.27 is284.75 always284.99 provides285.39 a285.94 thorough286.19 explanation286.44 of287.85 every288.09 process288.49 and288.97 decision.289.21 Another291.76 councilor292.09 said292.65 that292.81 the292.97 manager293.21 has293.53 taken293.76 seriously294.17 the295.2 efforts295.36 to295.84 have295.92 an296.08 exhaustive296.32 review296.8 of297.6 our297.76 personnel297.92 department298.48 and299.6 has299.76 reorganized300 his300.8 staff.301.04 So301.92 as302.16 to302.32 share302.48 the302.72 responsibility303.04 for303.68 the303.84 supervision304 of304.88 department305.04 heads305.68 with306.31 members306.56 of306.96 this307.04 leadership307.19 team.307.68 He308.72 has308.88 a309.12 strong309.19 commitment309.6 to309.92 professional310.07 development310.63 and311.75 made311.92 it312.15 clear312.31 to312.56 his312.72 staff312.96 at313.36 all313.6 levels313.84 that314.52 they314.76 will314.92 be315.08 held315.16 accountable.315.4 Another317.56 councilor317.88 who318.28 commented318.44 high319.24 integrity319.48 focused320.68 on321.08 doing321.32 the321.56 right321.72 thing321.96 strategic322.9 leader.323.55 Another325.46 councilor325.87 said326.5 that326.67 although326.82 we327.06 hired327.31 him327.63 for328.02 his328.26 planning328.43 expertise.328.82
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