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Tacoma panel to study council staffing structure; staff to interview council members and support staff

5374917 · July 11, 2025
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Summary

OSAC directed staff July 11 to conduct one-on-one interviews with council members and current support staff to develop design principles and staffing model options that balance individual council needs and collective council functions.

The Operations Strategy and Administrative Committee (OSAC) instructed staff July 11 to begin a structured review of city council staffing needs, including one-on-one interviews with each council member and current support staff, as the committee works toward recommended staffing models.

Ben, the committee's staff liaison, told members the objective is "to design a council staffing model that meets the administrative, legislative, and policy needs of the full council in alignment with the council's values of equity, transparency, and effective governance while operating within budget…

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