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HR and equity offices spotlight hiring, training and community programs amid staffing constraints

2936428 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

Human Resources described hiring metrics, onboarding and supervisor training programs; the equity office highlighted translation and outreach work, events and mediation services that support community engagement and belonging.

Beaverton ' Human Resources and the office of equity and inclusion briefed council on staffing operations, onboarding and employee-development programs, and on community-facing equity, events and mediation services.

HR Director Patricia Anderson Wieck summarized core HR functions including recruitment, classification and compensation, a two-phase onboarding program (Embark) and a supervisor-development program (Empower). She said the city's average time-to-hire is about 60 business days, below peer benchmarks, and described one senior analyst who currently handles…

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