HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda CC 06.21.2022 SpecialN otice of M eeting of the
Governing B ody of the
C ity of Georgetown, Texas
J une 2 1, 2 02 2
The Georgetown City Council will meet on J une 21, 2022 at 11:00 AM at City Hall Community Room
- 808 Martin Luther King J r. Street, 78626
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Re gular Se ssion
(This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose
authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.)
A The City Council will meet to discuss employee retention and recruitment.
This is a work session only and no formal Council action will be taken.
Adjournme nt
Ce rtificate of Posting
I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that
this Notice of Meeting was pos ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet,
G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily ac cessible to the general public as required by law, on
the _____ day of _________________, 2022, at __________, and remained so pos ted for
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R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary
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Recruitment &
Retention
June 21, 2022| Human Resources & Organizational Development
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•Challenges
•Actions To-Date
•Engaging Staff
•Ideas for Consideration
•Feedback & Discussion
Agenda
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Challenges
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•Turnover
•Tight labor market
•Number of vacant jobs
•Rapid growth
•Burnout
•High expectations –residents and staff
•Impacts of two years of Covid on connection and momentum
Challenges
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•#1 –Turnover rates are higher than pre-pandemic levels
•#2 –HR Policies, compensation, & recruitment are cited as the most
effective areas of action to reduce turnover
•#3 –Organizations are prioritizing recruitment skills when recruiting
new HR talent
•#4 –50% of employees are currently working remote on average
WorldatWork Workforce Planning
Survey Key Findings-May 2022
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Employee Retention –experiencing increased turnover
•Historic high of 12.5% for FY 21
Current Challenges -Turnover
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Current Monthly vs Historical
Turnover
FY 22 is higher than last year at this same time (86 vs 58 through last May)
Reflects continued competitiveness in Central Texas job market
Tracking at a 11.2% YTD & projected to be 17% for the year
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Public Safety Turnover
Fire tracking at 11.1% YTD & projected to be 17% for the year (16 terms)Police tracking at 5.6% YTD & projected to be at 8.4% for the year (5 terms)
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•Telecommuting & flexible work schedules
•Management
•Workload
•Pay relative to scope of workload
Reasons Employees Have Left
Georgetown
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Actions To-Date
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•Telecommuting Policy
•Career progressions
•Increased staffing levels
•Salary Market study implemented 3 months earlier
•Midyear salary adjustment of 3%
•Moved salary range entry pay by 2.5%
•Expanded salary ranges from 35% to 50%, increasing the hiring
range for recruitment
•Hired full-time HR Generalist focused on recruitment
•Flexible work schedules
Items Implemented Over Last Year
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•Engagement Survey
•Gallup 1 Item
•Lean Training
•Supervisory Series Training
•Arbinger Training
•Engaged Leaders Program
Organizational Development
Programs
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Engaging Staff
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Staff Focus Groups
•HR&OD held four (4) focus groups to
gauge what was going well, what could be
improved, and brainstormed ideas to
improve recruitment/retention
•41 employees participated
Directors
•Engaged directors to understand current
strengths, weaknesses, and obstacles
related to recruitment and retention
Staff & Director Focus Group
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•Expanding telecommuting days and flexible work schedules
•Promote telecommuting options in job postings and career page
•Marketing compensation, benefits programs, and culture on career
page
•Career pathing/development
•Pay/benefits
•Add holidays and change vacation accruals
•Add daycare service to partner with employees
Top Themes Across Focus Groups
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Ideas for Consideration
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•Telecommuting updates
•Interview training for managers
•Clarify hiring process & create a checklist
•Allowing managers to hire up to 5% above midpoint
•Similar flexibility on promotions and reclassifications
•Fill positions quickly
•Pet insurance
•Changes to Tuition Reimbursement Policy
•More career progressions
•Flexible work schedules
Staff Items Identified to Implement
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•Add 4 holidays: President’s Day, Good Friday, Juneteenth, Veteran’s
Day
•Reduce personal holidays from 4 to 2
•Increase vacation accrual for first 3 years from 6.68 to 8 hrs a
month
Proposed for Consideration & Approval:
Time off
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Holiday Survey Data
Recommend additional 4 observed holidays
Reduce personal holidays from 4 to 2 (net 2 days)
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2020
Vacation Accrual Survey Data
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•Student loan forgiveness program
•Post Retirement Benefit concierge service
•Add basic life insurance of $25,000 or $50,000
•Daycare concierge service
Proposed for Consideration &
Approval: Benefits
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According to GetPeanutbutter:
•15%-20% of employees participate
•$50 contribution per month is best practice
•Increases recruitment of candidates by 13%
•Increases retention by 36% of population
•Easy to administer through their portal
•Budget service level request estimate: $128,500
Student Loan Forgiveness
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•Provide medical insurance options for employees eligible to retire
but unable to do so because of cost of medical premiums.
•Simplifies a shopping experience for Medicare eligible employees
•Provide online & personalized assistance
Post Retirement Benefits Service
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•Most public sector employers provide
•In addition to TMRS 1x annual salary death benefit plan
•In 2021 conducted RFP process asking for $25,000 or $50,000
•Cost -$25,000 for coverage of $25,000
•Cost -$50,000 for coverage of $50,000
Basic Life Insurance
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According to WeeCare
•23% ROI over 3 years on turnover, replacement costs, absenteeism & presenteeism
Basic Plan:
•Unlimited matchmaking & provider tours
•Locate backup, FT and PT licensed providers
•App, web, phone text and 24/7 dedicated support by account manager
Add on Plan:
•City can purchase credits for emergency situations
Estimated cost: Minimum of $15,000 base cost + $10k -$20k for emergency
credits purchased
Daycare Service
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•Over hiring of positions
•Have a set number of overfill positions city wide to
utilize
•Track in Workday
•Executive approval
•Professional & Personal Development Day
Proposed for Consideration &
Approval:
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Benefits:
•Parental Leave
•Retiree health savings plan
•Clinic partnership
•Daycare partnership
•Professional Development Day
Future Projects for Consideration
& Approval
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Feedback & Discussion
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Recruitment & Retention
June 21, 2022| Human Resources & Organizational Development
Expanded presentation with additional supporting information
concerning current challenges, what the city is currently doing,
how staff were engaged and internal changes that are being
vetted.
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•Current Status
•Actions To-Date
•Engaging Staff
•Top themes
Content
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Current Status
Total Rewards
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Total Rewards
From WorldatWork –the leading global org for professionals in compensation, benefits, and related fields across all industries
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Council Goals 2021 & 2022
•Retention of quality city staff: Maintain Competitive Compensation and Benefit
Programs
Fiscal & Budgetary Policy -Competitive Compensation Program
•City Council and Management recognize the importance of attracting, hiring,
developing, and retaining the best people, and compensating them for the value
they create
Human Resources Strategic Goal 3
•Retain our employees by rewarding high performers and assuring pay is market
competitive
Public Safety Meet & Confer Agreements
Focus on Recruitment & Retention
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•Competitive Compensation -In order to maintain a competitive pay scale, the
City has implemented a Competitive Employee Compensation Maintenance Program to
address competitive market factors and other issues impacting compensation. The
program consists of:
•Annual Pay Plan Review (Market)–To ensure the City’s pay system is accurate and
competitive within the market, the City will review its pay plans annually for any
potential market adjustments necessary to maintain the City’s competitive pay plans.
•Pay for Performance (Merit)–Each year the City will fund performance-based pay
adjustments for regular non-public safety personnel. This merit-based program aids in
retaining quality employees by rewarding their performance. Pay for Performance
adjustments are based on the employee’s most recently completed performance
evaluation.
•Public Safety Steps (Steps)–Each year the City will fund anniversary step increases for
public safety sworn personnel consistent with public safety pay scale design.
Fiscal & Budgetary Policy
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Actions to date
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Values
•2015 Core Values
•2017 Core Value Training
•2022 Supervisor Series
Values Review
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Engagement Surveys
•2016 and 2018 Surveys
•2016 85% participation, 46% enabled & engaged
•2018 82% participation, 55% enabled & engaged
•Skipped 2020 as aligned with early months of COVID
History of Initiatives
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•Resulting Initiatives:
•Birthday Lunch
•2017 Supervisor Series
•GEM
•Diamond Drops
•Engaged Leaders Program
•Focused Feedback
•Online Performance Evaluations
•L&D Creation
•OOE Creation
History of Initiatives
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•87% participation
•Q12
•Higher frequency
going forward
2021-2022 Gallup Survey
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Employee Engagement Survey
December 2021
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Gallup Action Planning
•Groups were asked
to select one thing
that they could work
on/implement to
improve engagement
in their functional
area based on the
Gallup results.
Planning completing brainstorming and selection of their one thing.
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Culture
Tree
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Changes this Year
•Moved up implementation by 3 months -from January to prior October
•Incorporated additional analysis by adding actual salary comparison to
midpoint analysis
•Increased market adjustments by a percentage 2%, 4%, 6% to 3%, 5%,
7%
•Implemented a mid-year salary adjustment of 3% March 28, 2022
•Expanded pay ranges from 35% to 50% which increased the hiring range
Entry salary increased by 2.5%
Compensation -Annual Market
Studies
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Salary Range Structure
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•Implemented a premium credit for annual physicals -$25/month
•Rolled out two new weight loss/wellness programs
•Telecommuting up to 2 days a week started summer 2021
Benefit Changes
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Monetary Incentive
•Up to $25 per month medical premium credit
Requirements:
•Annual physical examination completed with physician
•Cost covered 100% by plan
•Provides 1:1 evaluation of biometrics results
Action plan to change negative into positive numbers
Early detection of health conditions results in better outcomes
Annual Premium Credit
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Medical Premium Credit
Historically
~ Employees complete Annual Physical with their Doctor
•290 employees
•~45% of employees
Communications through Fall HR Updates, Health Expo and
Wellness Program
15% with Medical Premium Credit
•60% of employees complete this
•145 employees in November & December
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2020
•Only 51% of employees on our health plan were getting an annual
physical
•Our consultant recommends annual physical as the highest priority
wellness activity to incentivize
•We desire to increase annual physicals year after year
•Results: 400 employees completed the physical last year resulting in a
60% participation.
Annual Physicals
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FY2023 Wellness Program & Claims
Impact Study
University of Michigan Study
•40,000 Participants
•3-year study
•Non-Participant
•$1,020 cost in 2013 (to Participant)
•$3,362 cost in 2016 (from 2013)
•3-year trend
•53% increase in healthcare costs
•Participant
•$18 from 2013 to 2016
•3-year trend
•1% cost in 2016
City average participation rate in Wellness Program
•2020 –25%
•2021 –35%
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FY2022-23 Wellness Programs
•Nutritional Health Programs
•Launch of 2 programs May 2022
•On-line App platforms
•UHC Real Appeal (clinical approach) –Free to EE & Dependents 18+ on UHC plan
•Engage at anytime
•Currently 28 participants
•Wondr Health (emotional approach) –Free to all regular employees
•Launched May 16th
•115 participants or 16% of eligible employees
•Standard participation is 5-10%
•Impact of Programs
•Participants who complete the full program(s) have 2:1 ROI on claims after 2 years
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•Made up of 16 cross-
departmental employees
including Police & Fire
•Participate in creating
programs, events & rewards
for participation. Not only
through physical activity, but
financial & mental wellness.
•Created event to go out to the
departments in April for rollout
of new programs
•Modified program from 2 to 3
sessions this year. Provide
time off incentive.
Wellness
Committee
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People Development
Initiatives
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People Development Initiatives
Engaged
Leaders Arbinger
Supervisor
Series
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Engaged
Leaders
Program
•5th year
•80 graduates
•Cross-departmental
•14 departments represented
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•Teambuilding
•Arbinger’s Developing &
Implementing an Outward Mindset
•Municipal Government Finance
Engaged Leaders Program
•Principles of Public Service
•Professional Presentation Skills
•HueLifeToP Facilitation Methods
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•Developing & Implementing an Outward Mindset
•Self-awareness
•Mindset change
•Accountability
•Collaboration
•Outward Leadership
•Accountability
•Collaboration
•Conflict & Relationship Management
•Supervision
Arbinger
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Supervisor
Series
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Supervisor Series
•Supervisory Foundations
•monthly on–demand
•Arbinger
•DIOM –2 day
•OL for Leaders –1 day
•Process Improvement
Courses
Month Topic
January 2022 Core Values/Customer Service/Culture
February 2022 Safety Overview
March 2022 Budgeting Overview
April 2022 Goalsetting (Metrics & Goals)
May 2022 Employee Accountability/Discipline
June 2022 Timekeeping/FLSA
July 2022 Compensation Overview
August 2022 Hiring Overview
September 2022 Leave/FML/HIPAA
October 2022 Purchasing Overview
November 2022 Harassment Prevention
December 2022 City Government Overview
January 2023 Public Communications Overview
February 2023 Technology Request/Use Overview
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Process Improvement
Initiatives
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•Lean Process Improvement
Program
•Lean Academy
•Lean Community of Practice
•Workshops
•Gemba Walks
Process Improvement Initiatives
We help staff
eat
elephants –
one bite at a
time
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Lean Academy Offerings
Lean Process Improvement
(Level 1)
4 hours
Required for All
Advanced Lean Process
Improvement (Level 2)
4.5 Days
Required for Some; Open to
All; Launching in March 2023
Lean Process Improvement
for Leaders
3 hours
Required for All People Leaders
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Improvement
Metrics
(Cumulative)
•477 Number of Lean Process Improvement (Level 1) Trained
•107 Staff Involved in an Improvement Effort
•75 Staff Certified in Lean Process Improvement (Level 1)
•$485,000 Realized Savings to Date
•10,900 Hours Saved
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Types of Savings
Hard Dollar Soft Dollar Value to
Customer
Service Level
Improvement
Human
Development
Improvements
that reduce
expenses
Improvements
that save
people’s time
(opportunity
cost)
Customer
satisfaction
Improvements
that add value to
people or
processes with
no hard or soft
dollar savings
Improvements
that increase
knowledge,
skills, &
abilities of an
individual
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•April 2020 –Launched Lean Green Belt
(3 weeks after COVID-19 hit)
•May 2020 –Launched Lean Green Belt
for Leaders
•June 2020 –Launched the first A3
consulting
•August 2020 –Launched the Lean
Community of Practice
•October 2020 –First Lean Green Belt
certification
•September 2021 –Held the first
Recognition and Awards event “The
Henry’s”
The Lean Academy Launch
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Certification and Recognition
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Engaging Staff
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•CMO sent City-wide call for volunteers
•HR&OD held four (4) focus groups to
gauge what was going well, what
could be improved, and brainstormed
ideas to improve recruitment/retention
•41 employees participated
•Compiled, themed and evaluated
employee input based on anticipated
impact and effort
Focus Group Sessions
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•Engaged directors to understand
current strengths, weaknesses, and
obstacles related to recruitment and
retention
•Brainstormed solutions and
completed consensus building
exercise to focus efforts
•HR researched and provided input
Director & HR Input
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Top Themes from Groups
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•Telecommuting and flexible
work schedules
•Speed to hire
•Pay/benefits
•Training/mentorship
•Facilities/equipment
•Marketing of benefits &
culture
•Onboarding of employees in
department
•Flexibility in internal
promotion pay increases
•Pet Insurance
•Childcare services
•Growth opportunities
Employee Focus Groups
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•Interview training
•Career path & development
•Telecommuting and advertising it in postings
•Creative work schedules
•Pay
•Marketing of jobs creatively
Director Focus Group
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•Holiday expansion to 4 days,
remove 2 personal holidays
•Increase vacation accrual at the
entry years
•Basic life insurance of $50,000
•Telecommuting policy update to
increase days and allow more
flexibility of work schedules
•Student loan forgiveness &
increase Tuition Reimbursement
•Marketing of benefits & culture
•Employee Discount page
•Pet Insurance access
•Childcare services assistance
•Enhancements to market study
•Retiree concierge service to assist
with medical insurance coverage
•Medical retirement plan savings
HR Input
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•Expanding telecommuting days and flexible work schedules
•Promote telecommuting options in job postings and career page
•Marketing compensation, benefits programs, and culture on
career page
•Career pathing/development
•Pay/benefits
•Add holidays and change vacation accruals
•Add daycare service to partner with employees
Top Themes Across Focus Groups
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