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Tigard council receives respectful-workplace training stressing clarity, documentation and prompt reporting
Summary
HR consultant Deborah Jeffries led a Respectful Workplace training for Tigard council and leadership, urging role-modeling, use of proper reporting channels, documenting incidents and seeking clarification before assuming misconduct; no formal actions were taken.
Tigard council members and city leadership attended a Respectful Workplace training session in which HR consultant Deborah Jeffries of HR Answers urged elected officials and staff to model respectful behavior, document problems promptly and use designated reporting channels.
Jeffries, who said staff had already completed much of the training, told the council that about 20 city employees had not yet been able to attend the session and encouraged council members to adopt the same expectations as staff. “When we talk about a respectful workplace, what does it really look like? What does it sound like?” she asked, later adding that leadership is “not only a topic of focus for an organization, but it takes everybody.”
Why it matters: Jeffries framed the training as part of the council’s effort to rebuild trust, reduce legal and organizational risk,…
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