Deputy City Clerk

Deputy City Clerk

The City Clerk’s Office is seeking a Deputy City Clerk to support City Council meetings and public hearings by preparing agendas, recording proceedings, and ensuring follow‑up on Council actions. In this role, you’ll help maintain accuracy and compliance by reviewing and processing key city documents, legal notices, resolutions, ordinances, meeting minutes, technical records, and the Municipal Code.

• Support City Council meetings and public hearings by preparing agendas, recording and transcribing proceedings, and ensuring timely follow‑up on action items.
• Review and process official records, including ordinances, resolutions, minutes, legal notices, and agreements to ensure accuracy and legal compliance.
• Certify official documents and administer oaths or acknowledgments in the absence of the City Clerk.
• Assist with budget development, monitoring, and expenditure oversight for the City Clerk’s Office.

• Learn and adapt to new tools and systems with ease to support work efficiency.
• Communicate clearly, respectfully, and professionally across a variety of settings.
• Quickly identify challenges and apply logical, evidence‑based approaches to resolve them.
• Contribute to a workplace culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across departments and disciplines.
• Identify creative solutions to challenges and implement improvements.

• Paid vacation and sick leave benefits.
• 11 paid holidays and 2 personal holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Life and disability insurance.
• State pension membership and deferred compensation for retirement.
• Commute trip reduction, alternative work schedules, flexible work environment, and hybrid work options when appropriate.
• Employee wellness program.

The City of Bothell is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. The City of Bothell recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to support your participation in the recruitment and selection process, please send an email to hrhelpdesk.

To learn more about the City of Bothell’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, visit the DEI at Bothell Webpage.