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Council raises staffing and employee‑relations concerns after council assistant resignations
Summary
Councilmembers pressed the city manager for clearer roles and reporting for council assistants after two recent resignations. Members asked staff to review job descriptions, assignment of council assistants and a potential impartial complaint or ombuds process.
Two recent resignations among staff who supported the mayor and council prompted a Monday discussion about how council assistants are managed and how employees and residents report concerns.
Councilmember Wagner said the council’s experience with assistants has shown the arrangement “has not worked out well” and asked the city attorney and manager to explore ways the council could have clearer control of council assistant staff. “I think that needs to be fixed,”…
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