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Committee defers ordinance that would require annual employee surveys after HR raises concerns

Government Operations & Regulations Meetings · November 19, 2025
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Summary

An ordinance to amend Title 3 to mandate annual employee surveys across departments was deferred for at least one meeting after Metro HR testified that codifying a one-size-fits-all survey would be problematic and that HR had not been consulted.

The Government Operations & Regulations committee on Nov. 18 deferred consideration of a proposed amendment to Title 3 of the Metropolitan Code that would require departments, boards and commissions to conduct annual employee surveys.

The sponsor introduced the measure and asked for a deferral; committee members debated whether mandating a single survey approach is appropriate across more than 50 distinct departments. Several members said human-resources issues are often best handled by department leadership rather than by blanket code requirements.

Shannon Hall, Metro HR director, told the committee HR had not been consulted and that while employee engagement is valuable, codifying a “one size fits all” survey could produce poor outcomes. Hall said HR’s internal review showed anonymous complaint submissions frequently lack specificity: roughly one-third of anonymous emails lacked detail sufficient to initiate an investigation, about one-third provided enough detail to open an investigation, and a smaller number led to substantiated findings. She recommended using outside experts and tailoring survey approaches to department size and needs. Members agreed to defer the ordinance one meeting to allow further work with the sponsor and HR; the recorded vote to defer was 6 in favor, 0 against, 0 not voting.