Human Resource Director

Position Summary

Responsible for providing leadership in formulating, implementing and directing operations for the City’s Human Resource Department. The HR Director is responsible for advanced supervisory and advanced professional work involving the administration of employment services, labor relations, employee benefits, human resources, information systems, and training functions.

• Directs and administers City recruitment, selection, and employment functions.
• Directs and administers City classification and compensation systems; and evaluates, recommends, and implements program changes.
• Directs and administers the employee benefits function including the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of new and existing benefits.
• Administers, applies, and interprets policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements, and federal and state human resource and labor statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Directs the City’s collective bargaining function; develops and recommends parameters and strategies; leads the City’s Bargaining Committee.
• Advises department heads, managers, and supervisors of appropriate practices, legal requirements, and the application and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements and City policies and procedures.
• Creates, maintains and analyzes the yearly Human Resource budget. Prepares and administers departmental financial plans and resources.
• Participates in the efforts of the Mayor’s management team.
• Oversees the City’s risk management liability programs, to include property, liability and worker’s compensation functions.
• Oversees requests for new positions and makes appropriate recommendations to requesting departments, Finance and Mayor.
• Directs the city’s litigation proceedings in conjunction with legal counsel including appeals, grievances, arbitration, discrimination charges, worker’s compensation hearings and unemployment compensation hearings.
• Liaison to the Police and Fire Commission.
• Oversees the administration of the City’s Safety and Wellness Program.
• Serves as the City's EEO and ADA Coordinator for compliance with federal and state equal employment laws and regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act; advises department heads, managers, and supervisors of their obligations; responds to complaints; and facilitates efforts to correct areas of non-compliance.
• Selects, trains, assigns, and reviews work, evaluates employees and handles any personnel problems of the staff as required.
• Performs all other professional Human Resource duties as assigned or required.

Responsible for providing leadership in formulating, implementing and directing operations for the City’s Human Resource Department. The HR Director is responsible for advanced supervisory and advanced professional work involving the administration of employment services, labor relations, employee benefits, human resources, information systems, and training functions.

• Directs and administers City recruitment, selection, and employment functions.
• Directs and administers City classification and compensation systems; and evaluates, recommends, and implements program changes.
• Directs and administers the employee benefits function including the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of new and existing benefits.
• Administers, applies, and interprets policies, procedures, collective bargaining agreements, and federal and state human resource and labor statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Directs the City’s collective bargaining function; develops and recommends parameters and strategies; leads the City’s Bargaining Committee.
• Advises department heads, managers, and supervisors of appropriate practices, legal requirements, and the application and interpretation of collective…