City considers in-house engineer

Sundance has appointed Trihydro as its city engineer since 2012, when the position was created, but the city is now wondering if it would benefit from an in-house employee instead.

Public Works Director Mac Erickson and Clerk Treasurer Kathy Lenz informed the council last week that one member of the public works department will soon be leaving. This led to a conversation about replacing the employee and perhaps changing their job description in the process, said Lenz.

The new employee would be asked to multi-task, said Erickson, acting both as a member of the city maintenance crew and a ha...