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HR Strategic PlanHR has released its 5-Year Strategic Plan! During the year we conducted planning sessions with all HR staff and met with many key stakeholders. This plan serves as our framework for moving HR forward. Some of our focus areas center on driving innovation and excellence, attracting and retaining talent, expanding development and leadership programs, as well as enhancing the employee experience.
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Benefits FairsThank you to the 1,000+ employees and retirees who attended our annual Health and Benefits Fairs on October 8th (RWC) and 9th (SMMC). This year’s event highlighted new Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal, and home/auto coverage). Exhibitors were encouraged to participate in our Western theme and 40 County employees who attended the fair received a variety of... |
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2019 Heart Walk and the Workplace Health Achievement AwardThe County supported the fight against heart disease and stroke by walking and raising funds for the 2019 Bay Area Heart Walk at Coyote Point Park. Thanks to the support of executive sponsor, Supervisor David Canepa, 664 staff participated in the event and over $96,000 was fundraised, bringing us to nearly $1,000,000 raised since 1999. We’d like to thank departments for their support and the 41 Heart Walk Coaches for their tremendous efforts recruiting walkers, raising the funds, and coordinating their teams. The County of San Mateo... |
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Wellness Leadership Recognition ProgramThe 4th Annual Wellness Leadership Recognition Luncheon was held on October 1st to recognize and celebrate 24 Wellness Leaders for creating a “Culture of Success & Well-Being” at the County. Department and Health Division Heads, Wellness Champions and Wellness Leader Recipients were invited to the luncheon where collages from the Family & Friends Challenge decorated the walls. During the event’s “Building a Culture of Well-Being” activity, everyone shared ideas, successes, and best practices on how we all can work together to incorporate more work-life balance into our... |
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MTEP/Fellow Learning ForumOn October 1st, 2019 the Human Resources department hosted its last learning forum of the year, “Savvy Leadership” which included 20 participants from both the Management Talent Exchange Program (MTEP) and the Regional Fellowship program. The forum consisted of a presentation on leadership and emotional intelligence and an interactive panel discussion with local government leaders. Participants learned about topics such as political astuteness and followed up with a session for questions afterwards. The forum concluded with a series of roundtable discussions. |
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EEO Advisory CommitteeOn October 10, the EEO Advisory Committee held a meeting hosted by the Sheriff’s Office where they presented an overview and demonstration of the T.A.I.L.S Program (Transitioning Animals Into Loving Situations) at Maple Street Correctional Center. Shelter dogs are given care and training by minimum-security inmates while inmates are given an opportunity to learn and grow through training the dogs. |
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Extra Help MOUWe have completed negotiations for a successor agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the AFSCME and SEIU Extra Help bargaining units, for the term of October 22, 2019 through January 22, 2022. The agreement was approved by the Board on October 22, 2019. The MOU includes changes in shift differential and split shift language, as well as the addition of bereavement leave and increases to holiday and sick leave hours for qualifying employees. Effective January 2020, Extra Help employees who meet the eligibility criteria will have the option to enroll in the Kaiser High... |
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Career Development DayOn September 12th, the Human Resources Department co-led the County’s second Career Development Day at the San Mateo Event Center. Approximately 635 employees heard personal stories from leaders throughout the organization about finding the “Courage to Grow” in their careers. County Manager Mike Callagy provided the welcome address and shared his own professional journey with some of the lessons he learned along the way. The event also included a variety of resource tables, professional headshot photos, appointments with career coaches, and a presentation by LinkedIn on “Branding Yourself... |
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Employee Engagement SurveyThe County’s 2019 Employee Engagement Survey closed on September 18th. The countywide response rate was record-high 73%, a 2% increase from the 2017 survey. Special recognition goes out for the hard work by the engagement champions and department heads for promoting the survey. The County’s vendor, BlessingWhite is analyzing the data; results will be available in early November. More information can be found at: https://smcgov.sharepoint.com/sites/Engagement |
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National Deferred Compensation AwardThe County of San Mateo Deferred Compensation Committee received the 2019 Leadership Recognition Award for outstanding achievement in the field of Government Defined Contribution Administration at the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) Conference. The award was received for implementing automatic enrollment for all employees currently not participating and automatically increasing employee’s contribution by 1% increments up to a maximum of 5% for three unrepresented groups and four collective bargaining agreements. Auto escalation increases employee’s... |
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