Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske will agendize a request that the City Manager come up with a restructure plan that overhauls city departments.

“The item will be on the first agenda of August,” says Councilwoman Schipske. “It follows-up on discussions I have had with the City Manager as well as comments I made at a recent council session. Quite frankly unless we restructure city departments — consolidating, eliminating and reducing them — we will never get out of the financial mess we’re in.”

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