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Public commenter urges council to codify City Secretary office before appointment
Summary
During public comment a council participant said the municipal code "never created a City Secretary office" and urged the council to formally create the office so an assistant city secretary (Allison) can be appointed; council clarified a job description exists but the office requires codification.
During the public-comment portion of the Sept. 9 special session, a participant told the council there is no codified City Secretary office in the municipal code and urged formal creation of the office before any appointment. The speaker said "There was never a city secretary's office created in our code book," and described historical references to town and city secretaries dating back to the 1930s as evidence that the office functionally existed but was not formally codified.
The presiding official asked whether a job description existed; a participant confirmed a job description is in place. The commenter said they are "working with Allison to create an office" and recommended the council first vote to create the office in the code, then record that creation so the appointment can be done without procedural questions. The transcript records discussion but no formal motion, direction, or vote to codify the office at this session.
