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Council presses OHR for hiring timelines and accountability as administration centralizes HR functions
Summary
Philadelphia's human resources leadership told council it has published a public hiring timeline and is working to standardize HR service delivery while conversations continue about reporting lines and accountability; officials said OHR processing averages 30–45 days but departmental bottlenecks often delay final hiring.
City human resources officials told the city council that they have created public timelines for hiring and are working to centralize some HR functions, while councilmembers pressed for clearer accountability where departments delay hires.
Candy Jones, the city's chief human resources officer, said OHR broke HR managers into ‘CHRO circles’ and is meeting directly with departments to standardize service delivery across the city. “We have the timeline being communicated to candidates … We also publish it on the website,” Jones said, describing a graphic that lists posting, review and selection…
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