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Personnel committee asks staff to design distance-based relocation policy for hard-to-fill city jobs
Summary
The Green Bay Personnel Committee discussed expanding authority to offer up to $10,000 in moving expenses for hard-to-fill positions, including police and certain public‑works roles, and voted to send a distance‑based relocation proposal back to staff for development.
The Green Bay Personnel Committee voted to send a proposal back to staff to design a distance‑based policy that would allow the city to offer relocation assistance for select hard‑to‑fill positions.
Staff told the committee the city’s current policy allows the HR director to authorize moving expenses for department‑head candidates up to $10,000 and proposed extending that authority to include positions that cannot be sourced locally. The HR director cited two examples: an assistant director in public works (utilities) and a parks department night‑shift mechanic position that has been open for 14 months.
“The HR…
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