City of Grants PassHuman Resources Personnel Technician
May. 2015 - Dec. 2019Grants Pass, ORPrimary areas of responsibility: Public Safety Department- Administration, Police Officers/CSO/Reserve Officers, and Dispatch and Records. Secretary for the Safety Committee and HR Representative on the Fire/Rescue Safety Committee. I am also actively involved in many sub-committees that have branched out of our journey to become a High Performing Organization (HPO). I am responsible for providing technical information and process support to City departments related to personnel law, policy and procedures. Responsibilities include preparing materials and conducting processes related to recruitment and selection, researching technical information related to employee compensation and benefits, compiling reports required by state and federal agencies, creating documents implementing changes in employee status and/or compensation, and calculating cost of salary and benefit proposals in support of labor negotiations. Other duties include:
•Prepares recruitment and interview process materials in accordance with City policy and state and federal laws to include document preparation, application review, advertising/outreach and coordination with supervisors. •Administers employee/retiree benefit enrollments and terminations including responding to inquiries and consulting with vendors, managing open enrollment and reviewing bills and invoices for accuracy. •Creates accurate personnel actions including collecting and verifying information, and routing forms ensuring appropriate approvals. •Tracks information, provides notification, and coordinates government programs such as COBRA, family medical leave, workers compensation, and military leave. •Completes and files various human resources reports required by city, state and federal agencies. •Provides estimates of proposed salary and benefit information for budget and labor contract negotiation purposes, prepares detailed negotiation minutes, and drafts contract changes.