Saturday, March 3, 2012

DEPUTY MAYOR JOB PLANNED.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: KENNETH C. CROWE II Staff writer

The new city charter will be invoked for the first time Tuesday night when the City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on creating the position of deputy mayor to give Mayor Ken Klotz the same support the other four council members receive.

The mayor and the four commissioners are part-time elected officials. The responsibility for the daily running of the city departments falls to the appointed full-time deputies.

``There are a lot of things that could be accomplished,'' Klotz, a Democrat, said about having a deputy mayor. ``For instance, there are grant possibilities. This particular position will …

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