Complete Document - City of Auburn

Human Resources DepartmentSteven A. Reeves, DirectorMajor Functions of the Human Resource Management Department♦ Coordinate and manage a competitiveemployee compensation and benefitsprogram♦ Recruit, screen, enroll and orient newemployees♦ Coordinate human resources trainingand development♦ Promote good employee relations♦ Consult and assist employees andmanagers with human resourcemanagement issues and problems♦ Promote fair and consistent treatmentof employees in accordance with thePersonnel Policies♦ Administer a comprehensive riskmanagement program including losscontrol and risk financing of all liabilityexposures.Major Accomplishments in FY 02♦ Presented three employment-relatedtraining seminars to City employees.Training topics included legal issues inemployee selection, the impact ofperception and world-view on creativeproblem solving, and writing skills foreffective business correspondence.♦ Coordinated and graduated two classesthrough the City’s tested, multi-session,“Customer Service Certification”program. Thirty-nine employeessuccessfully completed this program.♦ Delivered six safety presentations, aFirst Aid and CPR certification class,and several facility safety inspections,including a safety survey of allplaygrounds.Halloween Contest and the ChiliCook-Off event.♦ Conducted a comprehensive pay andbenefits survey, receiving data from33 of 39 organizations surveyed.♦ Conducted the annual employeehealth and benefits fair.♦ Processed 38 (100%) on-timepayrolls.♦ Obtained an average of 40applications per vacancy.♦ Hired and completed the employmentprocess for 175 temporary and regularemployees.♦ Received zero employee grievances.♦ Coordinated six employee eventsincluding the golf, basketball, softballand bowling tournaments, the147