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Human Resources - Department Goals

CITY-WIDE GOAL: Cultivate a high-performing, engaged, and innovative workforce by
advancing the City’s Employer of Choice strategy. Foster a culture of learning, accountability,
wellbeing, and service excellence that enables employees to grow, perform, and contribute to
organizational success.

Department Goal: Strengthen the employee experience and workplace culture through intentional
engagement, effective performance management, accessible HR services, and meaningful opportunities
for employee growth and development.

Implementation Strategy:
• Launch the UKG Ready Employee Hub as a centralized digital destination for HR services, City
information, forms, policies, workplace resources, and employee self-service.
• Implement a standardized Manager Performance Training program focused on coaching, performance
management, evaluations, employee accountability, and corrective action.
• Strengthen the employee experience across key lifecycle touchpoints, including onboarding, benefits,
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employee support, recognition, development, and offboarding.
• Use employee feedback, workforce data, and engagement results to identify opportunities for
continuous improvement in workplace culture and the employee experience.

CITY-WIDE GOAL: Attract, develop, and retain a talented workforce through strategic
recruitment, onboarding, development, compensation, benefits, and engagement strategies
that strengthen the applicant pipeline and support employees throughout their service with
the City.

Department Goal: Strengthen the City’s ability to attract and retain high-performing employees
and volunteers by delivering competitive programs, consistent experiences, and responsive support
throughout the employee and volunteer lifecycle.

Implementation Strategy:
• Deliver the City’s FY 2027 compensation and benefits programs in support of the Employer of Choice
strategy and the City’s ability to remain competitive in the labor market.
• Advance Employee Experience Excellence by creating consistent, high-quality experiences from
recruitment and onboarding through development, recognition, retention, and separation.
• Continue evaluating recruitment, retention, workforce

CITY-WIDE GOAL: Strengthen organizational effectiveness and accountability by improving
systems, leveraging technology and data, streamlining processes, and aligning operational
practices with City priorities and service expectations.

Department Goal: Modernize HR systems, data, and business processes to improve accuracy, reduce
administrative effort, strengthen decision-making, and deliver efficient, responsive service to employees
and departments.

Implementation Strategy:
• Complete Employee Data Automation between UKG Ready and Munis to eliminate duplicate data
entry, improve data accuracy, and streamline payroll and HR processes.

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