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Council approves new assistant-to-the-city-council job description; position to be posted
Summary
The council approved a new assistant-to-the-city-council position description and authorized Human Resources to post the role; salary and benefits were previously included in the 2025 budget.
The Olympia City Council approved a newly created job description for an assistant to the city council and asked Human Resources to post the position.
Human Resources Director Manny Bosser presented the draft description, summarizing input collected in individual meetings with council members. Bosser said the role will provide administrative support for calendars, email and meeting coordination, research, draft correspondence and relationship-building with a qualifying candidate pool expected to include people with executive-assistant experience and knowledge of Olympia operations.
Bosser told the council the salary-plus-benefits estimate is about $165,000 annually; he clarified the expected salary range for the position would be roughly $120,000 to $165,000 depending on experience. He said wages and benefits for the new role are included in the adopted 2025 budget and the recruiting plan anticipates a three-week posting and interviews in early to mid‑July.
Council member Madrone moved to approve the job description; the motion passed. Council members and staff said the position will provide direct support to the seven-member council and noted the city had not had a dedicated assistant position for council support since before the last recession.
If approved, Human Resources will post the position across internal and external channels. Bosser said the department will run a fair and equitable screening and interview process and return with recommended finalists as planned timelines permit.
