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The Office of Mayor Matt Mahan is recruiting for a Council Policy & Legislative Director, seeking a highly qualified professional to serve as a member of the Mayor’s Policy Team. The position will work on several priority initiatives, making recommendations, and developing action plans for meeting the Mayor’s policy objectives. Policy areas of focus may include public safety, housing, homelessness, environment, neighborhood quality of life, land use, or economic development.
The total salary range for the Council Policy & Legislative Director is $68,619.98 - $109,791.76. This amount includes an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidates’ qualifications and experience.
Responsibilities for the position may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with City Council offices, City departments, community organizations, residents, business community, non-profit organizations, and government agencies as they are key partners on policy and as a representative of the Mayor’s Office.
- Coordinate projects citywide with City administration.
- Lead initiatives within an assigned policy portfolio. Drive policy priorities through government and legislative process. Research best practices on assigned policy portfolio.
- Gather background information relative to issues pending before the City Council.
- Draft routine to complex correspondence, memoranda, and reports which articulate the Mayor’s policy initiatives.
- Prepare speeches and talking points for the Mayor.
- Coordinate arrangements for meetings, programs, or other civic functions on behalf of the Mayor.
- Attend meetings and community events with the Mayor, requires occasional availability on evenings and weekends.
- Gather background information relative to issues pending before the City Council
- Analyze a wide variety of materials on assigned projects, programs, and topics.
- Respond to constituent inquiries and issues, resolving complaints, and interpreting operating policies for residents of the community and other interested parties.
- Attend and represent the Mayor at City-related meetings and activities, meeting with governmental agencies, private industry, and related meetings.
- Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as required.
- Conduct public meetings and events on behalf of the Mayor and/or prepare summaries of public and private meetings, reports, memoranda, and other documents for review by the Mayor.
- Provide support in community engagement efforts with neighborhood, district or citywide business or community groups or associations and other interested parties regarding community concerns, issues, and priorities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Employees in this classification are not members of the classified civil service and appointment would be on a contract “at-will” basis and is for a specified period of time to be determined by the appointing Councilmember and does not extend past the end of the elected official's or appointing authority's term. Candidates must be willing to work evenings and weekends on occasion, and as exempt management employees, are not eligible for overtime compensation. This unclassified position requires a disclosure of outside investments, real property interest, income and business positions.
