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Committee debates council hiring-practices order; city clerk warns against mandatory demographic reporting
Summary
Councilors opened discussion of a proposed order to change hiring practices for the city clerk and council departments. Kim Wells explained existing panel and HR processes, defended confidentiality and cautioned that requiring demographic reporting of finalists could chill applicants; the committee kept the item in committee for further study.
The committee debated a council order that would direct hiring practices for city council and city clerk positions, including questions about outside resident panelists and demographic reporting for finalists.
Kim Wells explained current practice: for positions that interact with the council, the council president appoints a councilor or designee to serve on…
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