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Employee relations administrator tells Annapolis committee investigations have been delayed, urges updated personnel rules
Summary
Claudia Barber, the city's employee relations administrator, told the Standing Rules Committee she has observed stalled investigations, the outsourcing of workplace inquiries to employer-defense law firms, and inconsistent use of performance-improvement plans; she urged restoration of investigative authority and updates to personnel regulations.
Claudia Barber, the City of Annapolis employee relations administrator, told the Standing Rules Committee on March 5 that she has observed systemic shortcomings in how employee complaints and workplace investigations are handled and asked the committee to strengthen oversight and update personnel rules.
Barber, who described her role as investigating complaints, mediating workplace disputes and reviewing personnel actions, said she has seen "a troubling pattern involving employee complaints that include failures to follow the city code in hiring and promotion decisions,…
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