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Council pauses HR consultant engagement pending administration cooperation on anonymous staff survey
Summary
A council request to hire an HR consultant to investigate workplace concerns and run an employee engagement survey stalled after consultants warned that without mayoral cooperation and guaranteed anonymity results could be unreliable; council leadership and the mayor agreed to meet offline to discuss next steps.
Council members discussed retaining an outside HR consultant to explore reports of a hostile work environment, high turnover among upper management and to conduct an employee engagement survey. The council member who led the effort summarized outreach to potential consultants and recommended not proceeding unless the administration cooperates to ensure employee participation and anonymity.
The presenting council member said two consultants…
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