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Garland committee endorses extended timeline, debates exit interviews for appointee evaluations
Summary
The committee reviewed an expanded timeline for appointee evaluations, asked staff for two years of prior benefits data and grouped packets by appointee, and debated whether to include exit‑interview or former‑employee input versus anonymous surveys.
The Administrative Services Committee discussed an expanded, slower timeline for council appointee evaluations and sought additional data and process clarifications at its Aug. 28 meeting.
A consultant presenting the revised schedule said the extended timeline should give appointees and council more time for follow-up compared with a shorter prior cycle. Committee members broadly endorsed the approach: “I’m really glad to see things spread out more,” one council member said, noting the last cycle felt rushed.
Members requested that staff include at least two years of prior benefit figures in the final packet to give context for comparisons and asked that materials be grouped by appointee rather than split across sections to make review easier. The group also debated whether to incorporate input from former employees or rely on exit interview data and anonymous surveys.
One council member voiced concern about contacting former employees directly because of potential retaliation and response bias; HR/consultant representatives said exit interviews are not uniformly conducted across departments and recommended exploring anonymous, organization‑wide engagement surveys as a longer‑term option. The consultant suggested a “plus one” approach — adding a small number of additional contacts beyond immediate direct reports to broaden perspective — as a compromise for this year.
Committee members asked staff to follow up on HR’s capacity to pull exit-interview data, consider an anonymous survey tool, and return with a corrected schedule (including moving full‑council consideration to Monday, Nov. 3, due to election timing).
