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Personnel updates transfer portal, targeted local hire amid possible layoffs; committee holds transfer item for follow-up
Summary
Personnel department briefed the committee on the expedited transfer process (ETP) and targeted local hire/Bridge-to-Jobs activity as part of layoff-avoidance efforts. The committee held the transfer-portal item for follow-up and directed proprietary departments to report regularly on transfer opportunities.
City personnel officials on June 18 updated the Personnel and Hiring Committee about an expedited transfer process designed to reduce layoffs and reported progress on the Targeted Local Hire (TLH) and Bridge-to-Jobs programs.
Personnel staff said an initial ETP outreach email went to roughly 7,300 city employees. As of the briefing, departments had received about 1,600 applications and personnel had made roughly 1,800 referrals involving about 1,000 unique employees. Personnel reported 238 transfer opportunities identified so far and 14 conditional job offers accepted; departments were interviewing and processing background checks for additional candidates.
Cynthia Fletus of the Personnel Department summarized TLH and Bridge-to-Jobs results for March through May 2025, saying…
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