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Council defers ordinance to require annual employee surveys after debate on cost and scope
Summary
An ordinance proposing annual employee surveys across departments was amended to shift the survey window to March 15–31 and then deferred to the second meeting in February for further cost analysis, HR input and proposed third-party study options.
Council members debated an ordinance that would require annual employee surveys across metropolitan departments and ultimately voted to defer the item to the second meeting in February to allow staff to gather cost estimates, department-size data and Metro HR input.
Sponsor comments proposed an amendment to change the survey window to March 15–March 31 to align with a department that already surveys in that period. The sponsor argued a common timeframe would make citywide rollout easier and allow council members to review results.
Opponents and some members expressed concern about survey fatigue, expense and whether a single survey cadence fits 50-plus departments that vary in size and function. Several members suggested a third-party study to design effective, actionable surveys rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Metro HR staff and workforce-diversity personnel were offered as resources; transcript discussion referenced Rajeel (Rajel) Jones as workforce-diversity staff recently promoted to HR assistant director who could advise on cadence and best practices. A motion to defer for staff follow-up and cost analysis passed by voice vote, recorded as 8 in favor, 0 opposed.
The deferral gives council time to request a monetary cost estimate, a departmental-size breakdown and a list of departments that have had complaints in the last five years, and to consider a budget request for third-party evaluation.
