The last seasonal employee was hired for IT/SandyNet in June. They will look to re-open their full time position later this fall.

Parks & Recreation began recruitment for the new Recreation Coordinator and they continue to look to fill their Building Monitors. Once those positions are filled, they will be fully staffed.

The library conducted interviews for two Library Shelvers and both new employees will start in early July.

Joe Preston retired on June 30th after 26 years of service. Tiana Rundell was selected as his replacement with an updated job description and title (Parks Facilities Manager) to reflect the responsibility and duty changes taking place in that position. Recruitment for Tiana’s replacement will start soon.

COVID continues to be part of our daily work environment as we work around quarantines and isolations.

Recruitment and interviews took place for Seasonal Position in Parks, Public Works and SandyNet. All departments were successful in filling their positions. This is exciting as we have not been able to fill these positions for two years. We did lower the age limit and made some adjustments to the Job Description which allowed for a wider pool of candidates.

The hire for the Full Time Telecom Utility Worker fell through and it was decided to bring on an additional seasonal worker instead of opening recruitment again due to the lack of applicants at this time.

Recruitment and interviews took place for the position of Building Monitor at the Community/Senior Center.

The Parks/Facilities Manager recruitment started. Joe Preston retires the end of June.

Peter Wantuck started as our new System Administrator. Scott Jones who was in that position previously took a new position in the City as a Patrol Officer.

The library received numerous applications for their two shelver positions. Interviews will happen towards the end of June.

Safety Committee is getting a revamp after the pause during COVID. Tiana Rundell was selected as the new Chair.

Union negotiations have begun, but nothing to report at this time.

No separations occurred in April.

Marc Young joined the Parks & Recreation Team on April 26th, as the new Driver/Transportation Coordinator.

Preparation has begun for the beginning of union negotiations that begin in late May.

Recruitment for a Telecom Utility Worker wrapped up and the new employee should be starting in late June.

Recruitment continues to be the main focus in HR as we are staffing back up in the Parks & Recreation Department, Public Works and all the seasonal positions.

We are beginning to receive more applications which is a good sign that the hiring market is becoming more stable. We will continue to have openings coming in May.

No separations occurred in April.

John Wallace, our new Community / Senior Center Manager started on March 24th for our Parks & Recreation Department. The recruitment process was completed for the Executive Assistant in Parks & Rec. with our new employee Chelsea starting in late April.

Sarah Richardson resigned with the City of Sandy as of March 11, 2022.

Sgt. Bickle’s last day with the City was March 31st.

Mike Walker has retired and is still acting as a consultant to the City while wrapping up some projects.

The City is currently looking for Seasonal Positions for Parks & Recreation, Public Works and It/SandyNet departments. You can find the postings here.