Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson announced the senior staff for her mayor’s office Wednesday. And so far, the lineup on the seventh floor of City Hall is what she promised on the campaign: a coalition of left-leaning community organizers, policy experts, business leaders, and City Hall pros.

The mayor’s office will look different from recent administrations: According to a memo obtained by Publicola, Wilson’s team has recommended that she have three direct reports: the deputy mayor, the chief of staff, and the director of city departments. The rest of staff will report to those three. (For comparison, Harrell had four deputy mayors.) According to the memo, Wilson’s team believes the smaller number will make for a more effective office, where “each member of Senior Staff has a clearly defined role

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