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Communications department to rescind storyteller contract and reopen role as part-time city position
Summary
Staff asked the council to rescind an authorization to contract with a storyteller and return funds to the account so the position can be reopened as a part-time city job after adjusting job requirements and insurance expectations.
Ruthney, Director of Communications for the city, told councilors that the communications department had been authorized to contract with Ashley Kang to serve as a city storyteller but had been unable to negotiate a contract that met city insurance and sole-proprietor requirements.
Staff recommended rescinding the previously authorized order so the department can return funds to the account, pay for documented subcontractor costs incurred during negotiations (such as parking and hourly work) and then reopen the role as a part-time city position. Ruthney said staff would change the job description to align with city requirements so the position can be filled as an employee rather than an independent contractor.
Councilors confirmed the plan and asked only clarifying questions about whether the reopened position would be a city employee; Ruthney confirmed it would be. No formal vote was recorded in the excerpted discussion.
