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Council divided over proposal to move oversight of council assistants to city clerk
Summary
Several council members proposed shifting supervisory responsibility for council assistants from the city manager's office to the city clerk's office; council debated equity in hiring, staff concerns and process transparency and did not reach consensus to bring the ordinance to a vote that evening.
Council members debated whether supervisory oversight of city council assistants should move from the city manager's office to the city clerk's office, with proponents citing better alignment and fairness and opponents citing staff relationships and operational continuity.
A council member introduced an ordinance request to transfer supervisory responsibility for council assistants to the city clerk, saying the city clerk's office handles boards and commissions, public-records matters and agenda support and is physically co-located with council offices in the new building. The proposer said the change would improve "synergy" and allow council members…
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