COL State of The City

Opa-locka 2021
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TRAINING:
Prior to the Pandemic, All City employees received in-house Ethics training hosted by the Miami
Dade-Commission on ethics and Public trust. The training was also recorded and provided to
employees that were unable to attend the live sessions.
HRD assisted the IT Department with ensuring that employees received cyber-security training to
protect the City data from being hacked by fraudulent computer users.
Safety training was conducted by Risk Management and The Florida League of Cities to minimize
workplace accidents and promote employee safety on the job.
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS:
The Human Resources Department hosts a Coffee and Conversation Series with the City Manager
and All City employees to discuss the goals and objectives of the City, City Management projects
and initiatives, and address employee questions and concerns in an open forum. These series are
held quarterly and are designed to ensure of level of transparency in management strategies to
ultimately improve employee team cohesiveness and morale.
Employees that earned a salary below $30,000 per annum received salary increases to a minimum
of $30,000.
RISK MANAGEMENT:
The Risk Manager convened a committee of Employee representatives from each department to
actively participate on the Safety Committee. The Safety Committee meets quarterly to discuss
recent accidents, employee safety topics and safety sensitive inspections and investigations.
• Risk Management conducted a safety assessment of the City facilities to identify safety
issues.
• The fleet inventory is being managed regularly to ensure that only operable vehicles are being
insured and that surplus vehicles are identified accordingly.
• Reduction of workplace injuries/ accidents of 27%.
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