LOVELAND — Two new employees have been hired at City Hall, including one who will focus on boosting the city's economic-development efforts.

        The recent hiring of an assistant city manager and administrative assistant are also expected to bring previously scattered duties under one roof, resulting in better-coordinated services, city officials say.

        “Right now, we don't have enough hands to get everything done,” Mayor Donna Lajcak said.

        Thomas Carroll, the new assistant city manager, is resigning as management-services coordinator for Savannah, Ga., and will begin his new job Nov. 26.

        Mr. Carroll, who will earn $56,000 annually, will assist with the day-to-day operations of the city, but will primarily be responsible for managing and directing the city's planning and economic-development programs, City Manager Fred Enderle said.

        Josie Bellissemo, who starts Monday as the new administrative assistant to the city manager, will be responsible for public information, community relations, information systems and coordinating recreation programs and human resources.

        “Some of those areas are things that we previously contracted out for,” Mr. Enderle said.

        “What we'll now be doing is bringing those things in-house, which I think will provide for closer coordination from the city manager's office and overall provide a better service to the community.”

        Ms. Bellissemo, who previously worked for the Cincinnati Recreation Commission as a community center director, will earn $38,000 a year.

        Clerk of Council Linda Cox said the assistant city manager position has been vacant since 1995.

        The administrative assistant post was created in 1996, but there has been a part-timer filling the job for about the last year.

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