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Attorney and manager set expectations for council contacts with staff and use of committees
Summary
The attorney reviewed when council members should contact staff directly, the city manager's responsibility for administration and constraints on council involvement in personnel and contract negotiations; staff suggested cohort meetings to focus council engagement.
City Attorney Lisa and City Manager Alan Steger urged council members to route administrative requests through the city manager while reserving direct staff contact for simple inquiries. "If your intent truly is just an inquiry and it's a relatively simple answer, feel free to ask," Steger said, adding that he will ask staff to involve the manager if a request requires research or judgment.
Why it matters: The guidance aims to protect staff from being put on the spot and to preserve the city manager's role…
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