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Council approves housekeeping change to city clerk code to add deputy clerk title, remove pay language
Summary
The council approved Bill 2025-33 to replace the temporary city clerk title with deputy city clerk and remove code language inconsistent with federal law (pay provisions); staff characterized the change as housekeeping and said no new budget line is required.
Council approved a code amendment (Bill 2025-33) to change the office title from "temporary city clerk" to "deputy city clerk" and to remove language inconsistent with current law, including pay provisions that could conflict with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
City Manager Mister Kaskandi described the item as "really kind of housecleaning," explaining that the existing code allowed appointment of a deputy clerk by resolution but also included a pay provision indicating the deputy would receive the city clerk—s salary while the clerk would not, language that conflicted with federal law. Staff clarified the change is intended to permit an existing employee to serve as deputy clerk temporarily (for example, to fill in when the city clerk is absent) without creating a permanent new salary line. Council asked whether the same person would always fill the deputy role when the clerk is absent and staff said the code simply provides a designated fill-in and does not require hiring a new, full-time position.
The clerk called the roll and the motion passed 7-0. Staff said the item is housekeeping and that any long-term decision about a permanent deputy position would be part of future budget discussions.
