Salary : $86,144.40 - $109,531.38 Annually
Location : City Hall: 18415 101st Ave. NE, Bothell, WA
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-00252
Department: City Clerk
Opening Date: 05/29/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Description Please note: Application may not be accepted if it is incomplete. Adding your resume and/or cover letter in lieu of the application may not be accepted as well.
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 also help maintain accuracy and compliance by reviewing and processing key city documents, legal notices, resolutions, ordinances, and meeting minutes, along with technical records and the Municipal Code.
Recruitment information:- The first round of application will be reviewed on Friday June 12, 2026
- Default schedule will be the following: 5/8 Mondays-Fridays (8 am - 5pm)
- Note: This role will initially be onsite for up to the first six months with the potential opportunity to transition to a hybrid schedule.
What will you do in this position?- 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, ensuring 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.
A successful candidate in this position will:- Learn and adapt 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.
Please indicate your municipal government administrative support work experience.
- No experience with municipal government work
- Less than 1 year of municipal government work
- More than 1 year, but less than 2 years
- More than 2 years, but less than 3 years
- More than 3 years, but less than 4 years
- More than 4 years experience
Please indicate your years of experience as a Clerk.
- No experience
- Less than 1 year
- More than 1 year but less than 2 years
- More than 2 years but less than 3 years
- More than 3 years but less than 5 years
- 5 or more years
Please select all options for which you have two or more years of experience. If you have no experience, please select "N/A."
- Board and Commission recruitment
- Scheduling interviews for Boards and Commissions
- Managing Boards and Commissions
- No experiences
Are you a Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC)?
Do you have experience in writing and training policies and procedures?
Briefly describe your experience supporting public meetings, including preparing agendas, recording proceedings, transcribing minutes, and tracking follow-up action items. If you have no experiences, please put "N/A." ( Word count: 100)
I certify that all statements above are true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that false statements will be sufficient cause for removal from the hiring process and/or termination.
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