1 Reinventing City Human Resources for the 21 st Century Presented by Omar Reid Director of Human Resources

2 Table of Contents  Background Context  Benefits of Centralization  New HR Model  Implementation & Communication Plan  Selection Methodology & Training Plan

3 Context  Convergence of events has caused major economic challenges at every level of the economy  The City of Houston has not been spared and must change to effectively maintain acceptable level of City services

4 Benefits of Centralization  Centralization of HR could yield substantial benefits Seek economies of scale Seek economies of scale Maximize resources Maximize resources Mitigate risk Mitigate risk Improve consistency of policy interpretation and administration Improve consistency of policy interpretation and administration Deploy HR best practices citywide Deploy HR best practices citywide Implement/expand more long-term HR value added services to all departments, e.g. workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, etc. Implement/expand more long-term HR value added services to all departments, e.g. workforce planning, talent management, organizational development, etc. Minimize duplication of efforts and services Minimize duplication of efforts and services

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Implementation & Communication Plan

Selection Methodology & Training Plan Selection Methodology  3 information sessions on “Reinventing HR” to inform HR  Positions will be posted  All HR CoH employees are encouraged to apply for positions that best fit their skills, experience and career aspirations  Selection team will interview “best fit” employees based on their skills, experience, and potentials  Directors will be informed of the selections  All >50% FTE HR (except Safety,Training, Workers’ Compensation and Records) will be informed of the selections Training Plan  Immediate training: Operating in a new HR model (roles, responsibilities, relationships, etc…) Operating in a new HR model (roles, responsibilities, relationships, etc…) Change Management Change Management Functioning in/Managing Matrixed teams Functioning in/Managing Matrixed teams  2-year training on more strategic HR services such as: “Preventive” employee relations management “Preventive” employee relations management Workforce Planning, Talent Succession, Organizational/Employee development programs Workforce Planning, Talent Succession, Organizational/Employee development programs

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