TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Cathy Hanson, Director of Human Resources
Robert Espinosa, Fire Chief
Mark Leyman, Director of Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT:Title
Contract with Messina & Associates in the Amount Not-to-Exceed $55,000 for Succession Planning Development, Team Building, Coaching and Career Counseling for multiple City Departments (Continued from the September 2, 2014, City Council Meeting) (Human Resources Director Hanson).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the agreement between the City and Messina and Associates for succession planning development, team building, coaching and career counseling, for an amount not to exceed $55,000.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the FY 2014-2015 Human Resources and Fire Department Budgets.
BACKGROUND:
This item was initially scheduled on the Consent Calendar for the September 2, 2014, City Council Meeting, but was postponed to a future meeting date. Messina and Associates was contracted to work with the City to develop a basic Succession Development Plan (SDP) for the City as part of the City Council's Work Plan. Through this work, Mr. Messina also provided team building sessions for multiple City departments, training on small group problem solving and coaching, as well as career counseling for promotional opportunities in the Fire Department.
DISCUSSION:
In 2012, Mr. Messina began working with the Executive Management Team to evaluate and develop a plan for replacing employees that would likely be retiring in the near future, since approximately 38% of the City's first line supervisors and above are within 5 years of retirement, or can retire now. As he continued to work with the Executive Management Team to build an SDP, it became apparent that individual departments co...
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