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Goals and Objectives

21 Human Resources

In addition to providing these services to the Town of Westlake, the department continues
to successfully support Westlake Academy through our shared services model.
The Department also provides support services to all other Town Departments, including
the Westlake Academy Foundation, Westlake Historical Preservation Society, and various
groups and committees providing services to the organization.

Program Trends
Continued growth of municipal and academic staff, resulting in higher annual
administrative service demands, as well as expanded responsibilities in the areas of
Human Resources, Risk Management, and Benefits Administration.
Increases in cost, administration, and legislative regulations related to employee benefits.
Volatile economic conditions combined with the unpredictability of sales tax collections
and state school funding continue to create challenges in maintaining competitive
employee compensation packages.
New federal and state laws result in ongoing compliance challenges, resulting in constant
change of Human Resources best practices.

2017- 2018 Highlights
Develop and implement a new comprehensive employee training program to maximize
effective employee development and retention.
Enhance the employee performance evaluation instruments to maximize the
effectiveness of communication and achievement of goals and objectives.
Complete an annual risk assessment of all areas affected by potential property, liability, or
worker’ s compensation losses.
Provide greater transparency, communication, and accountability for Human Resources
processes and services.
Develop a performance pay component to complement the current teacher
compensation system, including analysis of and improvements of current stipend and
extra- duty payment practices in cooperation with the Westlake Academy LEAD Team.
Review need for policy amendments, additions, and deletions
Development of administrative procedures of a comprehensive compensation plan for
the Town of Westlake.
Research and implement retention strategies across the organization.
All positions analyzed by actual job duty and review of position descriptions.
Develop and incorporate enhancements into the municipal and academic performance
evaluation systems

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