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Council appoints Ash Kulak as interim council attorney; debate follows on hiring process and job structure

Bloomington Common Council · July 31, 2024
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Council appoints Deputy Attorney Ash Kulak as interim council attorney/administrator beginning Aug. 5 and approves interim compensation; discussion focused on application pool, possible addition of a committee member with legal training, salary range constraints, and whether to separate attorney and administrator duties.

The Bloomington Common Council voted to appoint Deputy Attorney Ash Kulak as interim council attorney/administrator beginning Aug. 5 and approved an interim salary to compensate for the added responsibilities.

Councilmember Hopi Stossberg moved to appoint Kulak during a report from the hiring committee, explaining the committee’s preference for an internal interim because training an external appointee would be time consuming. The motion included ratification of prior hiring steps and a compensation level described…

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