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Budget committee approves elevating talent-acquisition role to director overseeing Urban Scholars program
Summary
The committee approved elevating the Director of Talent Acquisition to a director-level appointment; HR presented that the role will oversee the Urban Scholars internship, is rated grade 12 (575 points), and carries an estimated 2025 cost of about $186,000, mostly offset by reallocated funds.
Brenda Miller, classification and compensation manager, presented a request on Feb. 24 to elevate the city’s Director of Talent Acquisition to a director-level appointment in the Human Resources Department and to forward the finding to City Council for final approval.
Miller said the position had been evaluated at 575 points and placed at grade 12 with a salary range of $128,364 to $152,167. She told the committee that the estimated cost for 2025 is about $186,000 and that most of that cost will be covered by reallocating funds from the existing manager of talent acquisition position, with remaining costs charged to HR’s general fund. Changes are effective Feb. 27, 2025.
“Our request is that you find that the Director of Talent Acquisition meets the appointed criteria as defined in section twenty-ten-ten of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances,” Miller said.
Nikki Odom, the city’s chief human resources officer, said the Urban Scholars internship program was transferred to HR in the recent budget and that talent acquisition will now oversee the program year-round; she said applications will open soon and that the program includes weekly development days for interns.
Odom described the talent-acquisition group as one of the largest divisions in HR and said the role already sits on her leadership team. She told the committee the division currently has about 14 direct reports and that adding the Urban Scholars lead and coordinator brings the total to about 16 supervisees.
Council Member Cashman confirmed that the Step Up program will remain with another department and is not part of this appointment. Vice Chair Koski noted the elevation recognizes work already being done in the role and asked about sustaining partnerships and programming; Odom described efforts to update programming and partner with learning and development and community organizations to improve outreach and diversity in hiring.
Chair Chugtai moved approval of the appointment; the committee recorded the motion and approved it by voice vote. The committee concluded business and adjourned. The item will be forwarded on to the City Council for final action, per Miller’s request.
