Bloomington councilors debate shifting administrative duties as hiring committee presents four staffing options

Summary

At a March 11 special session, the Bloomington Common Council reviewed four staffing options for the council office — including keeping the status quo, moving an administrator to the clerk's office, splitting a role into part-time lines, or shifting duties to the deputy attorney — but took no vote and sent the matter back to the hiring committee.

The Bloomington Common Council met in a March 11 special session to review four staffing options from the hiring committee for the council office, including whether to keep the current three-line structure or reallocate administrative duties to other positions. The council did not vote; the hiring committee will meet again Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. to refine job descriptions.

The hiring-committee presenter summarized the options as: 1) retain the status quo with three lines (lead attorney, deputy attorney, legal researcher); 2) convert the legal-researcher line into an administrative position placed in the clerk’s office while keeping two attorney-focused lines; 3) split the third line into two part-time roles with one in the clerk’s office and one in the council office; and 4) redistribute administrative tasks to the deputy attorney. “We have 4 options,” the committee presenter said…

Bloomington councilors debate shifting administrative duties as hiring committee presents four staffing options

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