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Staff seek counsel sign-off on supervisory admin-assistant job description
Summary
Staff reported an attorney review saying an administrative assistant position may 'assist in the supervision' but not possess executive authority; the committee asked for a drafted job description and counsel sign-off and scheduled a fuller discussion in about four weeks.
The committee discussed creating an administrative-assistant role that would assist with supervision. Staff relayed that they had followed up with attorney Dan Clark, who advised the charter language allows the position to "assist in the supervision" but does not confer executive authority; the mayor would retain ultimate responsibility to voters.
"He did clarify that position does not have executive authority, but that the mayor can delegate any administrative and advisory responsibilities," a staff member said. Staff recommended finishing the job description, having counsel sign off and returning to the committee for a broader discussion; members preferred allowing time for budget items to be resolved first and proposed scheduling a consultant review so the committee can discuss a roughed-out job description in the coming weeks.
Members asked for a clear timeline: staff proposed having the job description developed and counsel review completed with a presentation and a four-week window for discussion. The committee agreed the draft job description should be circulated to members in advance of the next substantive meeting so the council can take action after review and counsel input.
