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Personnel department cites slow hiring, near-term salary study and health-plan cuts in FY26 presentation
Summary
City personnel officials told the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 20 that the city averages about 51 days from application to hire, that a consultant salary study is nearing completion, and that the Department of Personnel faces reductions to wellness and professional-services budget lines while administering multi-million-dollar insurance plans.
John Understall, director of personnel, Jamie McGeachan, public information officer for the department, and Brenda Haverly, supervisor for health and welfare, briefed the Budget and Public Employees Committee on May 20 on recruitment, a pending salary study, and health-and-welfare line-item changes in the FY26 budget.
Understall said the city has made progress reducing time-to-hire for some positions but that the overall average remains about 51 days from application to onboarding. "We're reviewing our internal processes with recruitment, to make that as efficient as possible," Understall said. Committee members pressed for specifics about policy or code changes that might shorten the timeline; Understall said most…
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