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City attorney presents proposed governing-policy revisions; council discusses roles, evaluations and liaisons

3228548 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

The City Attorney’s Office presented proposed revisions to the city’s governing policy to clarify the city administrator’s hiring and supervisory responsibilities and the process for performance evaluations.

The city attorney presented proposed revisions to St. Helens’ governing policy and related city-code language intended to align the city’s practices with common council–administrator models and League of Oregon Cities guidance.

Ashley Wygott of the City Attorney’s Office said the draft shifts operational hiring and supervision responsibilities toward the city administrator while preserving council authority to hire or terminate a city administrator…

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