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Marietta HR previews summer events, employee recruiting and clinic benefits
Summary
City human-resources staff announced employee-focused events and recruitment efforts, demonstrated a take-home pay comparison tool and outlined the city’s on-site clinic services, including free visits and annual blood testing managed in partnership with Wellstar.
Marietta’s human-resources office briefed council members on recruitment, employee engagement events and the city’s employee-health services during the agenda review session.
Keisha, identified in the meeting as the HR representative, told council members the office will mark Ice Cream Day on July 19 and will staff a booth at an international festival at Jim Miller Park as a recruitment opportunity. She also noted a mammogram bus will visit Sept. 25 and the city’s annual service awards are set for Dec. 12.
Nut graf: The HR presentation highlighted both outward recruitment — attending community events to attract applicants — and inward benefits intended to improve retention, including a company-run health clinic and an internally developed salary take-home calculator.
Keisha introduced a short internal video intended to boost recruitment and described the HR office’s priorities. Later in the meeting, staff demonstrated a take-home pay calculator available to employees that the city developed in-house. The tool compares take-home pay across neighboring local governments and factors insurance and payroll differences so staff can see what an equal nominal salary would pay after benefits and deductions.
Staff also described the employee clinic, now operating in partnership with Wellstar. They said the clinic offers same- or next-day appointments, is open on Saturdays, covers many medications without co-pays and provides an annual blood-testing program (HRA) with clinician follow-up. Staff said the clinic’s screening program has identified serious conditions in employees earlier than routine care elsewhere; the presentation included staff statements that the clinic helped detect prostate cancer in two employees who subsequently received treatment.
Council members asked about quantifying clinic benefits; staff declined to produce a dollar figure in the session but emphasized the clinic’s operational and health advantages, including easier access for employees who live outside the city and reduced time away from work for appointments.
Ending: HR staff said they will circulate event invitations and share Placer AI attendance numbers from the recent July 4 events when the data are available.
