The Human Resources Department cultivates a skilled workforce where individuals thrive, teams succeed, and equity is operationalized across department programs: Labor Relations, Employee Relations, People and Organization Development, Citywide Volunteer, Internship and Work Readiness, People Analytics, Disability Management, Talent Acquisition and Compensation Analysis, Veteran and Employee Engagement, and COVID Response and Recovery. Through strategic initiatives, the department plays a pivotal role attracting and retaining talent, and building equitable and thriving teams.

The vision is: A thriving, skilled, and educated City workforce, empowered through an equity lens to tackle challenges of tomorrow while providing the highest level of customer service.

The mission is: Position the City as the regional employer of choice through best-in-class employee relations, recruitment, retention, coaching and training practices.