Attorney - Intergovernmental Relations

About the role

The Attorney for Intergovernmental Relations leads the OMB task force that monitors legislative actions at the city, state, and federal levels and evaluates their impact on the municipal budget. Reporting to the Associate Director, the role combines legal analysis, policy coordination, and staff leadership to ensure fiscal decisions align with legislative developments.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and advance the City fiscal agenda as part of the Mayor’s Budget, tracking initiatives to meet budgetary goals.
• Coordinate updates to the City’s November Plan, Preliminary Budget, and Adopted Budget, assessing current and out‑year financial impacts.
• Serve as OMB’s liaison to the Mayor’s Legislative Affairs Offices and represent OMB on fiscal matters affecting city agencies.
• Develop legislative timetables, ensure OMB involvement at critical points, and disseminate key information to staff and officials.
• Brief senior staff, the Budget Director, and other high‑level officials on legislative and budget issues.
• Draft position memoranda, fiscal impact statements, and testimony on pending City Council legislation.
• Oversee staff performance, set work objectives, provide training, and take corrective action as needed.
• Review and draft city, state, and federal budget bills, conducting thorough legal analysis and fiscal impact assessments.

Required profile

• Exceptional organizational, research, and analytical abilities.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
• Proven ability to meet pressured deadlines and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Experience supervising staff and assigning tasks based on skill sets.
• Willingness to travel within the city for hearings, meetings, and fiscal matters.

Required skills