In September the City had zero new hires, and zero separations. A quiet month!
A listing of current open positions can be found here.
Local Government Personnel Institute (LGPI) is working away on completing the first phase of our project, which includes the Pay Equity Analysis. All position analysis forms have been submitted. More information once the analysis is complete.
In August the City had two new hires, and zero separations. The new hires include a building monitor in the Community Services Department, and an intern in the Planning Department.
A listing of current open positions can be found here.
Local Government Personnel Institute (LGPI) is working away on completing the first phase of our project, which includes the Pay Equity Analysis. Nearly all positions analysis forms have been submitted. More information once the analysis is complete.
In July the City had one new hires, and three separations. The new hire is a limited duration hire to assist in the Transit Department while an employee is out on leave. The separations were from the Finance, Library, and Community Services departments.
A listing of current open positions can be found here.
The city entered into a professional services agreement with Local Government Personnel Institute (LGPI) in June to conduct a Pay Equity Analysis and Compensation Study. The first phase, the pay equity analysis, will begin in August and may take as long as sixteen weeks. Updated on the status of the extensive project will be provided as they become available.
Contract negotiations continue with the Sandy Police Association. To date, negotiations have been very respectful, and staff has every indication that the progress we have seen will continue into future meetings.
In March the City had zero new hires, and seven separations. All seven separations occurred in the Community Services Department: six aquatic center employees and one building monitor.
We will see another large of month for separations in May, as the city winds-down operations of the aquatic center for a closure on May 31st.
A listing of current open positions can be found here.
Contract negotiations continue with the Sandy Police Association. To date, negotiations have been very respectful, and staff has every indication that the progress we have seen will continue into future meetings.
In March the City had four new hires, and three separations. The four newly hired employees are working in the Library, Community Services, and Parks departments, in varying on-call or seasonal capacities. The separated employees included two on-call employees, and on long term employee. Joe Knapp, from our IT and SandyNet departments, has moved on to do other rewarding work. Joe has been a fixture in our city for over a decade and will be greatly missed. Greg Brewster has stepped in as Interim IT/SandyNet Director.
Interviews were conducted for the Patrol Officer. The applicant pool was very large, and staff is happy to report that a very qualified candidate in available for hire. Depending on the outcome of future Council meetings, an offer could be extended in the coming weeks.
Contract negotiations with the Sandy Police Association began this month. The City is looking forward to successful negotiation sessions with the SPA, resulting in another mutually agreeable contract.
In February the City had two new hires, and one separation. The two newly hired employees are working in the Library and the Police Department. The separated employee was working in the Community Services Department.
HR staff, with the help of Sergeant Lundry, has begun reviewing applications for a new Patrol Officer.
Another busy month for Human Resources! Overall, nine employees were brought on board. This included our new City Manager, Jordan Wheeler. The other eight employees are all referees, who will assist in the Recreation Department for youth basketball.
The department is actively working on updating internal policies and procedures, as well as reviewing the current personnel policies for a comprehensive update. This will be a more involved process, which will include the benefits committee, and brought before Council for final approval.
The Police Department is recruiting for an officer to fill the position that was opened when an employee left in November. Interviews were conducted for the Police Records Specialist, a position that has been open since March 2018.
HR staff members are also preparing personnel information for the upcoming budget process. In the coming months, staff will also begin working on contract negotiations with the Sandy Police Association.
The Haman Resources Department has been working on updating various job descriptions for positions that will open in January 2019. The job description update process is done with the help of the department director, to ensure that all essential functions are listed correctly, and work environment and tools used accurately reflects what the employee(s) will be doing.
There were four new hires in the month of December. Three of these were hired for the to work in the Aquatic Center, and one in the Planning & Building Department.
As always, the City is actively accepting applications for various positions at the Aquatic Center.
Recruitment for our next City Manager began this month. We have received numerous applications, representing 20 states. A committee has been appointed to review the applications and provide Council with the top candidates to interview in November. We are aggressive in our timeline, and doing our best to get have the new City Manager begin before the end of 2018.
There a number of other positions open in the City, including:
Most recently, the position of Systems Administrator was recruited for and filled.
To date we have 114 employees, including three new hires this month.
The City is still accepting applications for various aquatic positions. If you know someone who may be interested, please have them apply online!
Staff will be working on updating all materials related to the City Manager position so that we can being recruiting as soon as possible.
Five new employees were hired this month. Six part time employees left employment, and one employee retired. Total employee count is now 118.