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Human resources outlines digital records, recruitment and training gains; labor relations reports recent contracts

Akron City Council Budget & Finance Committee · March 19, 2026
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HR described digital employee records for ~12,000 files, recruitment and training outcomes in 2025 and 2026 staffing goals; labor relations summarized recent collective bargaining settlements and an ongoing negotiation and plans to modernize grievance and filing systems.

Human resources and labor relations presented progress on workforce, training and labor-management work in the 2026 operating budget hearing.

Montrella Jackson, director of human resources, listed HR'department accomplishments in 2025: launching a digital-file project to centralize roughly 12,000 employee records (launch planned in April), administering 203 civil-service exams, hiring 366 employees from 5,800 applications and enrolling 1,823 employees in benefits. Jackson said HR supported…

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