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Council empowers hiring committee to finalize job description and hire temporary counsel up to $50,000
Summary
The council authorized the hiring committee to implement HR's redlines to the council administrator/attorney job description and to contract external professional/legal services not to exceed $50,000 and $400/hour; HR clarified the memo changes concern appropriations and state code.
The Common Council voted to empower the hiring committee to finalize the council administrator/attorney job description in consultation with HR and to contract temporary professional services as needed to maintain council‑office operations. HR director Shar Paycheck explained that HR revised the staff memo (not the job description) to clarify how city code limits appropriation comparisons for attorney salaries; she cited state code guidance for appropriations of attorneys and legal research assistants.
Separately, the council authorized the hiring committee to contract external vendors, professional services or temporary legal counsel up to $50,000 in total and with a maximum hourly rate of $400. Council members asked whether the amount and hourly cap were sufficient; sponsors said the limit provides runway for interim coverage and can be revisited if needed. The motion carried 9–0.
