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Human resources budget steady; councilors press for coordinated DEI training plan

3277564 · May 8, 2025
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Human resources director Anne Torregrosa presented a largely unremarkable HR budget that includes capacity to cover a potential long-time EAP provider reduction and funds a nonunion pay study; councilors pressed for a cohesive, citywide equity, diversity and inclusion training strategy.

The Finance Committee on May 8 reviewed the human resources department budget and heard about several personnel and program priorities, including maintaining the employee assistance program (EAP) and conducting a nonunion pay study.

Anne Torregrosa, director of Human Resources, told the committee the HR budget is “pretty unremarkable this year,” while highlighting personnel workload: the city added almost 100 net positions in the past year and onboarded more than 400 hires. Torregrosa said centralization efforts — a vacancy report,…

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