As Becker's chief of staff, Everitt will supervise the day-to-day operations of the mayor's office and will coordinate the efforts of those three functions.

Hale will organize and direct communications with constituents, city departments and the media. She also will indirectly oversee the Salt Lake Solutions program for proactively addressing community issues.

McAdams will coordinate the policy function and work closely with analysts throughout the city's departments to develop and implement the mayor-elect's 180-day plan and "blueprints."

Becker has not yet selected a senior adviser for policy, an education partnership coordinator or a sustainability director. The office of diversity also will undergo changes, as issues of diversity and human rights are combined into one function.

Becker plans to announce the status of those appointments in early January.

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