Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Recruitment And Communications topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee reviews recruitment status and website metrics; considers a part‑time sourcing coordinator
Summary
Committee received informational updates: a proposed part‑time Valley Transit recruitment sourcing coordinator (up to 20 hours/week, estimated up to about $31,200 annually) and website performance metrics that show strong traffic and quick, task‑oriented visits. The committee discussed more granular recruitment reporting and agreed to balance detail with workload.
Committee members reviewed two information items: a proposed part‑time recruitment sourcing coordinator for Valley Transit and a year-to-date website performance report.
Director Rachman described the recruitment role as an up‑to‑20‑hours‑per‑week position to increase outreach to schools and community events and to follow up with candidates who express interest but have not completed applications. Rachman estimated a pay rate of roughly $25 per hour and noted payroll taxes of about 20%, which led the committee to approximate an upper bound of about $31,200 annually if the role worked 20 hours each week for 52 weeks.
On the website report, the communications director presented year-to-date data for the municipal website (period cited 01/01/2025–01/07/2026), saying the site had about 294,000 active users and about 300,000 new users and that top pages included the City of Appleton home page, parks and recreation, and police. The director explained short average engagement times (about one to 1 minute 16 seconds) indicate users are finding answers quickly and outlined content changes to improve discoverability, such as clarifying labels and creating a consolidated "city phone numbers" page to reduce repeated calls to the general inquiry line.
Alder Arthur Jones asked whether vacancy reports could include more detailed status columns (panel interviews, offers accepted, medical pending) to better reflect progress rather than raw vacancy counts; Rachman said processes vary across job classes but agreed the committee could consider additional context while avoiding an overly burdensome reporting process. Committee members cautioned against turning the report into a make‑work project.
The items were informational; no committee action was required. Staff said they will continue outreach work, monitor the recruitment pilot if approved under existing part-time funds, and bring recruitment and hiring updates to future meetings.
