2022-12-20 Merit Appeals Board Minutes

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Merit Appeals Board December 20, 2022 MR. LEOPOLDINO: You're welcome. So, with closing continuous recruitments this is just a fun thing that we do in the officeI bought this little gong from Amazon. So every time we close a continuous re that's what they yell in my office, "sumo" but I go out in the office and would ring that gong because they're working so hard to try—and it's just something small and they love it. So, I don't know about everybody in the office that's not in Recruitment—but it, kind of, lightens the mood—so. MR. KUNZ: I did have one comment because of your the effort of those at the Kuhio Plaza. I think it's not only finding people that just happen -chance come by for job openings—but it, kind of, helps fulfill finding people for contract work as well. Because Susan participated and she was able to, kind of, attract a couple people that would kind of go and visit her now because of that exposure. So, I think it's—and we've known the type of work that we've been involved with that sometimes it's hit or miss. When the unemployment rate is very low and the workforce is already saturated, it's hard to find good workers. And it is, a lot of times just by chance, that people pop in and they just so happen to the timing of bumping into somebody. So, I think those kinds of things the more you create that opportunity, I think, the more the departments will kind of benefit from it because it's hard. I know, first-hand hearing, how hard it is to get people in. So—and I'm sure—and I had this comment before about people taking from one department to another and people leaving—wanting to leave a department and go somewhere else. That's just part of the type of—the nature of the business, I think, the County is in sometimes. They find something else that's better—better pay, more attractive work environment or something—and, unfortunately, it creates a backfill of something else. But I like what you guys are doing. I think it's super proactive and it's extremely tangible that you and your staff—and we can kind of see a lot of it, instead of just a recruitment of the traditional fashion. So, kudos to you and your team. MR. LEOPOLDINO: Yeah thank you. And to add to that, we the animal I'm sure you guys heard of the animal control issue that we're helping police with. So, when you mention contract workers, that also helped us during this time to look for those that might be interested because then we can bring them on, on contract. And a lot if it is—it's kind of shocking that the community doesn't know that we're out here or what HR does, what public works does—and so, you just see that light in their eye after you just share with them the parks and all of those things. So, it really the engagement piece is really critical. MR. KUNZ: I think one other thing, too, is the directors in each department have a responsibility and, possibly, an obligation to kind of seek—and not just leave it up to HR to find. Page 23