Council work session advances changes to governing policy, asks staff to develop hiring policies
May 22, 2025
City attorney presented proposed governing policy revisions that remove council operational involvement in hiring and clarify performance-evaluation roles; council directed staff to draft written hiring policies for future adoption and agreed department-head evaluations should remain confidential but summarized to council.
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City Attorney Ashley Wygott presented proposed revisions to the city’s governing policy during the May 21 St. Helens work session, and councilors discussed how personnel oversight and hiring responsibilities should be structured.
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