Objectives:

• Establish, administer and effectively communicate sound policies, rules and practices that treat employees with dignity and equality while maintaining City compliance with employment and labor laws, City policies, and labor agreements.
• Develop and maintain Human Resources job function procedures
• Ensure that the employees in the Human Resources Department are given the tools, training and motivation to operate in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Maintain a Human Resources annual calendar of major activities

Measurement of Achievement

• Complete Standard Operating Procedures, developing one policy per month and post on Shared drive within one (1) week of finalization.
• Meet with Department Heads as necessary to obtain feedback regarding Human Resources services annually.
• Update documented guidelines for Human Resources job responsibilities within one (1) month of a major change.
• Ensure that all employees attend at least one (1) training class regarding Human Resources issues.
• Maintain the annual calendar on the shared drive and update it.

Objectives

• Automate the invoice processing for Life and Long Term Disability Insurance by utilizing the Benefits module in HTE Payroll system.
• Work with ITS to develop a Human Resources information source on the City intranet.
• Support Sustainability Initiatives by pursuing uses for green technology within the H.R. department.

Measurement of Achievement

• Enter the data for Life and Long Term Disability Insurance into HTE by September 2010 to enable H.R. to self-bill.
• Provide ITS with H.R. data monthly prior to Intranet go live in December 2009 and maintain the H.R. data weekly after go live through September 2010.
• During H.R. Staff meetings discuss ideas for practical green technology applications in the H.R. office and track annual savings after implementation of each application by September 2010.

Objectives

• Utilize statistical reports and other sources to measure Human Resources recruiting metrics.
• Implement creative methods to fill the human capital needs of the City in a manner that accommodates employees’ work/life balance.
• Reduce voluntary turnover rates by improving the advertising/selection process and managing the current workforce resource.

Objectives

• Maintain a competitive Class and Compensation program
• Maintain/revise Job Descriptions and create new ones as required
• Maintain and revise the Personnel Policy Manual
• Successfully negotiate the successor SEIU Blue Collar and White Collar Collective Bargaining Agreement and any collective bargaining agreements that may reopen during this fiscal year.
• Train supervisors and management on the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement.
• Maintain Labor Management Committees

Objectives

• Obtain/maintain and administer high quality benefit programs for employees and provide excellent customer service.
• Review options for cost containment in the Employee Health Plans, such as partial self-funding and disease management.
• Enhance employees’ comprehension of benefits via educational programs
• Expand the focus on employee health/wellness throughout the year.