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The City of Groveland and its Police Department provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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• Plans directs and manages the development and delivery of human resources functions, including employee recruitment, compensation and classification, training and organizational development, employee relations, labor relations, performance management, employee recognitions and employee records management.
• Directs and manages the administration of the City’s employee benefits and workers’ compensation programs.
• Develops, recommends and implements human resources and safety/risk management policies and procedures.
• Provides in-house guidance to executive management, department heads, and other management as assigned. Provides information and assists supervisors in resolving employee and labor relations and work performance issues in accordance with policies, labor agreements, procedures and all pertinent laws and regulations.
• Directs the maintenance of personnel files, performance evaluations, records, statistics, reports and human resources information systems.
• Engages in labor and contract negotiations or assist and advises the City Manager in such negotiations and works with legal counsel in labor matters.
• Develop and administer training and development opportunities for City employees and supervisors.
• Develops short and long-range plans and oversees implementation of plans to ensure adherence to organizational standards, policy and procedures, and makes adjustments as needed.
• Prepares and administers the departmental budget, monitors and controls expenditures, and reviews and approves purchase requisitions and invoices.
• Oversee administrative matters such as conducting studies, reviewing or preparing Council agenda items, preparing routine or special reports.
• Reviews all existing human resources policies and benefits programs for effectiveness and makes recommendations for enhancement or modification as appropriate.
• Ensures compliance with employment-related laws and guidelines and affords related training for personnel. Works with legal counsel to address employee grievances and other legally sensitive personnel matters.
• Supervises department staff, including selecting or recommending selection, establishing staffing standards, organizing training, assigning and evaluating work, coaching and counseling, discipline up to and including termination, and preparing periodic employee performance evaluations.
• Receives and responds to inquiries, concerns and complaints regarding personnel and benefits policies and procedures.
• Prepares and/or directs the preparation of various reports, presentations, recommendations and other documents as required by the city, state, federal and/or other agency.
• Conducts staff, committee and other meetings and conferences. Prepares and makes oral and written presentations to exchange information, including presentations to the City Council. Attend City Council meetings as needed.
• Attend training, seminars and conferences, and conducts research to stay abreast of legislation and trends in human resource, benefits and safety/risk management and administration.
• Complies with Florida’s open meeting and public…