SUMMARY

The Director of Human Resources is responsible for directing and administering the following functions: employee relations, labor contract negotiation; recruitment, selection, promotion, classification and compensation; employee development and succession planning; employee benefits and services; workers’ compensation, risk management; and central personnel records and files for the City.

SUPERVISION

This position reports to the Assistant City Manager and supervises the Human Resources staff. As a member of the Senior Management Group, the HR Director participates in organizational, and operational planning on a City-wide basis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develops and maintains equitable and competitive classification and compensation programs, including fringe benefits within the City budgetary parameters.
• Develops and administers recruitment, selection and promotion programs to meet departmental needs.
• Develops and administers employee development programs for the purpose of upgrading employee performance; facilitating internal promotion and providing individual career growth; develops City employee training program.
• Develops and administers loss prevention programs in order to minimize personal and City losses due to general liability, vehicle liability and work related injury or illness; works with City Attorney’s office when workers’ compensation cases are litigated; oversees benefit insurance procurement and City participation in insurance pools.
• Oversees safety and loss committee to review loss claims and recommend corrective action.
• Develops and administers employee benefit programs for City employees. Serves as the liason with claims administrators, brokers, and insurance companies.
• Maintains and provides data in organized central personnel files which meet local, state, and federal record keeping requirements.
• Achieves and maintains mutually beneficial management- employee relations, including successful labor memorandum negotiation and day to day administration of working relationships with employee associations and unions.
• In collaboration with the Assistant City Manager, heads the City's labor relations negotiating team and administers resulting agreements with labor organizations programs in a productive and positive manner.
• Oversees the administration of recognition, awards and employee communication programs working closely with employee committees.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.