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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE leadership is a hallmark of New Brighton’s senior leadership. The City Council appreciates how the team and staff make its job easier and respects and appreciates the City Manager positfon and the Senior Leadership Team. The new City Manager will be entering into a healthy organizatfon with a positfve working environment where staff feel nurtured. Staff feel emboldened to be their best. The organizatfon has enjoyed a strong central leader and strong leadership team. The City Manager sets a strong tone for the organizatfon but is not adverse to strong opinions from its leadership team. Staff feel they work in a positfve and supportfve workplace culture where there is a balance of productfve work and fun. The Senior Leadership Team enjoys working together as a team. Silos have been removed throughout the years, and the Department Directors have a long-term commitment to the organizatfon and the motto of “One City. One Mission. One Vision.” City Hall is currently undergoing constructfon improvements. The City Council has placed a focus on funding technology initfatfves through the next four years. The City has also placed a focus on energy efficient initfatfves such as solar panels, natural rain gardens in parks, GreenSteps, and Tree City USA, and has been a leader in lobbying for legislatfve actfon to advocate for change. The City is in a strong financial positfon both today and looking forward. The organizatfon is at a good point to transitfon to a new City Manager who will assist the City in building on the momentum of what has been achieved. Innovatfve tools for financing future projects have been adopted. The City has established a Capital Asset Replacement Program for Fleet and Non-Fleet Replacement, IT, and Pavement Management. The City will enjoy debt-free streets in 2025, reallocatfng LGA from the General Fund to support funding of annual street reconstructfon projects. As a result, the City will no longer need to issue external debt or bonding for any street reconstructfon projects. The City received a bond ratfng upgrade in 2019 to a AA+. The last upgrade was received in May of 2009. The City is also in the process of updatfng its Utflity Analysis book for 2020-2039, which forecasts utflity rates based on projected operatfng and planned capital expenditures. New Brighton Residents City Council City Attorney City Manager Advisory Committee (ERS) Public Safety Director Parks & Recreatfon Director Finance Director Director of Community Assets & Development IT Operatfons Manager IT Administrator City Clerk Office Assistant Public Works Superintendent Assistant Director of Community Assets & Development Deputy City Clerk THE ORGANIZATION Assistant City Manager Parks Superintendent