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STAFF SPONSOR: MAYOR MCLEOD
ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 2/ 5/ 24
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Confirmation of the appointment of Andy Youn to the position of City Clerk for the
City of Tukwila
CATEGORY ❑ Discussion
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SUMMARY
City Clerk Christy O'Flaherty will retire from the position effective March 15, 2024.
Mayor McLeod requests the Council confirm the appointment of Andy Youn to the position
of City Clerk, effective March 18, 2024.
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❑ Trans&Infrastructure Svcs ❑ Community Svcs/Safety ❑ Finance & Governance
❑ LTAC ❑ Arts Comm. ❑ Parks Comm.
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Planning & Community Dev.
❑ Planning Comm.
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Informational Memorandum dated 1/28/24
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City of Tukwila
Thomas McLeod, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM: Mayor McLeod
DATE: January 30, 2024
SUBJECT: Appointment of Andy Youn as City Clerk
ISSUE
With the pending retirement of Christy O'Flaherty, the position of City Clerk will be vacant. I am
recommending the appointment of Andy Youn as City Clerk.
DISCUSSION
I am pleased to appoint Andy Youn as the next City Clerk for the City of Tukwila. Ms. Youn is a
Certified Municipal Clerk (CMC) with an educational background in Business Administration and
Human Resource Management. She brings over 10 years of experience in the public sector leading
teams and managing programs serving a diverse community. She is also a Certified Public Records
Officer (CPRO) with the Washington Association of Public Records Officers.
Since beginning her career as the Deputy City Clerk with the City of Tukwila in 2017, Ms. Youn has:
• Overseen the implementation of annual reporting to the State on public records requests;
• Developed various performance metric reporting capabilities for the City Clerk's Office;
• Operationalized and streamlined processes for Council and Committee agendas, legislation
development, and public records requests;
• Served as Clerk at numerous Council meetings, demonstrating effective management of and
responses to high-pressure situations;
• Overseen staff and managed departmental operations/functions as the on -site team lead; and
• Stepped in as Acting City Clerk from July 15, 2019, through July 31, 2020.
Andy has been training to serve as City Clerk for the past several years and has been an active
participant in preparing the City Clerk's Office for long-term success by forecasting work needs and
priorities. She has thoroughly demonstrated a commitment to serving the City of Tukwila effectively,
and shown a mastery of the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to be successful in the role
of City Clerk.
RECOMMENDATION
I am recommending the appointment of Andy Youn as City Clerk for the City of Tukwila be confirmed
by Council at the February 5, 2024, Council Meeting.
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