Employee Engagement
Summary
HR explained the city eliminated its DEI officer position amid federal funding risks and replaced it with an internal Employee Experience Officer. Commissioner Woods-Adeyeye pressed on workforce demographics showing some groups in the single digits, calling the numbers startling.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Turnover costs weren't quantified, but reducing early-career exits could save real recruiting and training dollars.
City employees get engagement support; job seekers benefit from expanded recruitment and tuition reimbursement.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Human Resources Board — September 14, 2026
Only 58% of employees took the city's engagement survey, and 42% reported being fully engaged. With 45% of voluntary resignations happening within two years of hire, the city is launching exit and onboarding surveys to figure out why people leave.
Human Relations Commission — August 27, 2026
HR explained the city eliminated its DEI officer position amid federal funding risks and replaced it with an internal Employee Experience Officer. Commissioner Woods-Adeyeye pressed on workforce demographics showing some groups in the single digits, calling the numbers startling.
Human Resources Board — June 1, 2026
HR reported busy recruitment — nearly 50 lifeguards onboarded for summer, 25 youth interns, and a successful career fair — plus new exit surveys targeting why employees leave in their first two years.
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