HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 9/7/2021 - Memorandum From Tyler Marr Re: August 19, 2021 Information And Employess Services Onboarding Session Follow-UpIES Council Onboarding 2021
8/19/21
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•What is IES?
Information &
Employee Services
•Organizational Stewards
IES Summary
Introduction to IES Session
3CPIO-Communications & Public Involvement Office
Who we are & who we support
Fort Collins
Residents
City Council
City Manager
Deputy City Manager
Community Services Information &
Employee ServicesUtility Services Emergency
Preparedness
Human Resources Financial Services Police Services Broadband Deputy City Manager
City Clerk’s Office
Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion
Sustainability
Services
Planning
Development &
Transportation
City Attorney Chief Judge
Boards &
Commissions
4CPIO-Communications & Public Involvement Office
What we do
5CPIO-Communications & Public Involvement Office
Emerging trends
•Engagement fatigue
•Continued shift to mobile platforms
•Diversity, equity & inclusion
•Virtual reality & AI
•Changes in journalism
•Data & analytics
•External competition
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Human Resources
Separate
Employee
Life Cycle
Recruit
Source
and
Attract
Onboard
Develop
Manage
Performance
Retain
and
Engage
Our People │ Our Work
We believe in the power of our people and our
organization to deliver exceptional service for an
exceptional community. Human Resources co-
creates with leaders at all levels the conditions
necessary to attract, retain, engage, reward, and
develop a competitive and diverse workforce and
help the organization sustain an adaptive,
innovative environment where all talent feels a
sense of belonging and can thrive and fulfill their
potential. We do this through deeply
understanding needs, challenging assumptions,
creative design, rigorous research, technology
enablement, and exemplary implementation.
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Human Resources –Talent Snapshot
Data as of 7/31/2021
Classification Non-Manager Manager City Total
Classified 1155 351 1506
Contractual 20 2 22
Hourly 680 680
Unclassified Mgmt 13 49 62
City Total 1868 402 2270
Headcount
Classification Non-Manager Manager City Average
Classified 44 48 45
Contractual 37 50 38
Hourly 39 39
Unclassified Mgmt 49 50 50
City Average 43 48 44
Average Age
Average Salary
Full-time Classified and Unclassified Mgmt Only Classification Non-Manager Manager City Average
Classified 9 15 10
Contractual 2 3 2
Hourly 4 4
Unclassified Mgmt 9 12 11
City Average 7 14 8
Average Length of Service
Manager Status City Average
Non-Manager $68,995
Manager $96,079
City Average $76,298
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Hiring
•The selection rate of people of color has increased to more closely mirror the rate at which they apply
•Applicant pools in 2021 have decreased for some our key roles (e.g., Police Officer, hourly Bus Operator)
•While our acceptance to offer metric is still in the top quartile, we are beginning to see more declines for
reasons that demonstrate how competitive the market is for talent
Generation
•Our workforce primarily consists of Millennials and Gen X; most of our Gen Z population is hourly
Diversity
•Diversity of our management declines the higher we go in the leadership pipeline
•There is opportunity to develop lower tier managers and promote talent internally
Attrition
•Based on the current turnover rate, we are likely to have our highest turnover in the last 5 years
Talent Insights
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How our gender makeup compares to the community
Employee Data includes all classifications as of 7/31/2021
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Individual Contributors
Managers
Executives
All City
Community
Individual Contributors Managers Executives All City Community
Female 42.80%31.78%54.55%41.21%46.20%
Male 57.20%68.22%45.45%58.79%53.80%
Gender Comparison
City vs. Community
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How our ethnicity makeup compares to the community
Employee Data includes all classifications as of 7/31/2021
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
Individual Contributors
Managers
Executives
All City
Community
Individual Contributors Managers Executives All City Community
American Indian/Native Alaskan 0.94%0.93%0.00%0.93%1.00%
Asian 1.93%0.93%0.00%1.77%3.50%
Black 1.05%1.56%0.00%1.12%1.60%
Hispanic 8.33%7.79%0.00%8.21%10.10%
Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.10%
Two or More Races 1.82%0.93%0.00%1.68%2.90%
White 85.93%87.85%100.00%86.29%80.90%
Ethnicity Comparison
City vs. Community
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Commitment to Pay Equity and Transparency
•First wage equity study completed in 2019, next study late 2021
•All City salaries are posted on FCGOV via OpenBook
•All positions are posted at least internally and include anticipated compensation and associated
benefits
•Job application no longer includes salary history to not perpetuate systemic disparities in pay
•Compensation staff consults on every salary offer to ensure internal equity is considered
Human Resources
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The Path Forward –Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
•We look forward to partnering with the City’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer.
•We are examining all our policies, programs, and systems to identify any systemic bias we need to
eradicate and want to consider using an external consultant for this work.
•A new equity recruitment guide is in development, and several hiring managers are working to
mitigate any unconscious bias in their hiring.
•In the next budget cycle, consider resourcing recruitment efforts to develop our leaders’ equity hiring
capability and co-create programs to source and attract diverse talent.
•We have added language in our employment postings to encourage more candidates to apply, and we
are completely revising our employment landing site.
Human Resources
13Council Resource Hub
14Operation Services –Services at a Glance
Administration –8 employees
•Bill paying
•ID badges
•Purchasing
•Budgeting and business analyst
•Internal Mail
•Motor Pool check-out / check-in
•Strategic planning and asset management
Operation Services provides 24/7 high-quality fleet, facilities, real estate, and capital
construction services to City Departments. (84 employees)
•Safe
•Sustainable
•Comfortable
•Reliable
•Low cost
15Operation Services –Services at a Glance
•Fleet Management –40 employees
•Four Shops
•Maintenance, fuel, and parts
•6.5 million miles driven annually
•Motor pool and equipment rental
•Acquisition and disposal
•Environmental management
•2,000 vehicles, equipment, and misc. units
•Facilities Management –25 employees
•100 Buildings
•2 million square Feet
•HVAC –Electrical-Swimming Pools, Keys and
Access Control, Energy Efficiency, General Maintenance
•Custodial Services and COVID response
16Operation Services –Services at a Glance
•Construction Project Management –5 employees
•Capital Projects
•Major Renovations
•Deconstruction
•Commitment to environmentally
sustainable projects
•Real Estate Services –6 employees
•Land and Right of Way acquisition and sales
•Manages leases on City properties
•Land Conservation
•Eminent Domain Process
17Operation Services –Challenges and Notable Projects
•$7 million identified of unfunded major maintenance
•Block 32/ 42 municipal campus
•Complete Space Planning
•Traffic and parking study
•Identify funding
•Begin design phase
•Fleet electrification
•Buses
•Sedans / pickups
•Heavy-Duty trucks
•Sweeper and ice re-surfacer
•Energy efficiency
•10 buildings with solar
Information Technology: Introduction
Historically, IT has served as an internal service
provider for departments and employees.
We are in the first phase of implementing a multi-year
digital transformation to modernize our City services,
empower our employees, and enable digital self-
services for our community to become a smart, digital
city while safeguarding data privacy and information
security.
Achieving this strategy requires a new way of
innovative thinking, re-imagining the “what and how”
of delivering digital, equitable services and shifting
from designing unique applications to adopting
modern, best in class industry digital ecosystems, and
solutions.
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Information Technology: Risk Management 19
Defense in Depth (DiD) is an industry approach in which a series of security mechanisms and controls are thoughtfully
layered throughout a network to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of environments and data within.
62.3%
14.0%
21.8%
5.3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Pe ople Proces s Tec hnology Unknown
Source: SANS 2019 State of OT/ICS Cybersecurity Survey
Cy b e r s e c u r i t y Ri sk El e m e n tsComprehensive policies spanning both cyber
and physical risks are paramount to
safeguarding against vulnerabilities,
and rising cyber insurance costs.
Continuous, real-time monitoring and alerts
ensure timely response to events
to mitigate and remediate.
People continue to present the greatest risk to
an organization's cyber and physical security,
whether intentional or unintentional acts.
Proactive cybersecurity awareness training with
increased controls and monitoring aid in
addressing vulnerabilities.
20The Digital Age: Focused On The Future
Providing a world-class experience for our community and employees requires a transformative approach
to empower everyone with online, digital self-services that enrich their experience with a focus on
cybersecurity, and standardization –we must adapt to adopt new digital solutions.
Self Service Zero Touch Cyber Security Standardize
Implement self-service
digital solutions that
empower departments
and our workforce
•BYOD
•App Store
•Virtualization
•Content Management
•Knowledge Management
•Implement chat bots
Enable our workforce
with the ability to procure
devices and software
with minimal IT support
•App Store
•App Catalog “Menu”
•Utilize certified applications
that adhere to privacy
standards
•Expand education and
training
Improve our overall
security of devices, data,
authentication, education
and end points
•Move from passwords to
pass phrases
•Continue education
workforce on key threats,
phishing, ransomware and
smishing (SMS) scenarios
•Enable multi-factor
authentication
•Advance early threat
detections and response
Establish citywide
application and data
architecture standards
and licensing
•Move to standard Cloud
solutions –Adopt not Adapt
•Establish data standards
•Leverage data across
solutions
•Introduce open interfaces
•Consolidate servers and
applications to build more
economies of scale
Protection of systems
and networks from
information disclosure,
theft of or damage.
Information Technology: Digital Transformation Elements
Agile: Continuously Improve, Adapt and Learn
Business Modernization: Re-Imagine Our Processes
Change Management: Engage everyone “Early and Often”
Collaboration: Shift from Department to Customer Focus
Culture: Shift from “Me” to “We” mindset and alignment
Customer Experience: Provide a world-class experience for
all our businesses, residents and employees
Efficiency: Standardize and Centralize to achieve scale and
resiliency, providing optimal solutions for all
Imagination: Innovate, Simplify and Automate
Planning: Invest, Prioritize and Resource on Outcomes
Talent Development: Invest in our Talent to equip them
with digital acumen, and empowerment to innovate
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Awards and Recognitions!
#1 in 2020
FoW Employee Survey Results 23
Teleworking (80%) & non-teleworking (20%) employees
1,136 survey respondents
49% response rate (2,335 employees invited)
Extensive, thoughtful open-ended responses
Survey results
The full report is available on HR Connect; follow the Future of Work tile
FoW Employee Survey Results -Highlights from Leaders 24
84% are very or somewhat
comfortable managing
employees in a hybrid
environment
86% are very or somewhat confident
that the employees they manage are
productive and can fulfill their job
duties while teleworking
96% indicated the processes and
procedures they have created for their
teams in the summer return-to-site pilot
have been very or somewhat successful
84% say their teams have been
somewhat or extremely enthusiastic or
positive about the return-to-site pilot
30% of respondents manage others What leaders need:
●Updated systems and tech
●More specific guidelines/
direction
●Additional flexibility
●Improved communication
●Leadership training and skill-
building
●More direct involvement or
presence from their leaders
FoW Employee Survey Results -Open-ended Responses 25
Respondents offered thoughtful, articulate, and abundant comments;
some themes appear here
What is working well that we should continue and leverage?
●Teleworking, flexible customer service, and hybrid schedules
●Leveraging technology
●Transparent and frequent communication
●Collaboration
●Commitment to Mission, Vision, and Values
●Challenging institutional structures and rethinking the
workplace
What should we start doing that we have not
done before?
●Adapt systems, processes, and
technology to hybrid work models
●Create new norms
●Offer childcare onsite
What should we stop doing or let go of?
●Biases and gaps in teleworking
●Aging facilities and poorly used space
●Many existing/traditional, systems,
processes, and ways of thinking and working
In July, 42 City employees
participated in virtual
conversations about the FoW.
Some highlights:
People like the
hybrid work
environment
Technology
is a
challenge
Childcare is an
important
consideration
Decreased
commuting
is beneficial
to people
and planet
Teleworking &
flexibility are
key to recruiting
& retention
Creativity is required to
create equity for those who
can’t work from home
The full report is available on HR Connect; follow the Future of Work tile
Workgroups’ most frequently mentioned “hot” issues 27
Leading through ambiguity: The
answers are not black and white and
there’s not a clear “finish line” ahead;
some are challenged by this notion
and will need additional support
Equity across service areas and roles: It is
crucial to acknowledge and compensate
those who work in the community or on job
sites (and can’t telework) in other ways, e.g.,
pay, additional sick days, flexible hours
Culture of performance measurement: We need to re-
examine how we define job performance in a hybrid
environment
●“Input” vs. “output” based expectations
●Clocking hours vs. measuring outcomes
Childcare: Employees cite this as a paramount issue and would
like the City to get creative about offering options as a benefit
Evolution of customer service: We
need to understand what our customers
(internal and external) truly want and
need in this new environment, then
respond to those needs
Support for managers: They want
training to become better leaders in
hybrid environments, improved
communication, and more clear
guidelines and boundaries around
hybrid work
Talent attraction and management:
The City needs to evolve in areas like
alternative work arrangements,
realistic workloads, compensation,
and other benefits to attract and
retain the best talent; interim
managers are viewed as a problem
Facilities and technology: Some people who
have returned to the office are struggling with
mostly-empty facilities, HVAC issues, and
technology that doesn’t support hybrid work;
they are eager to see facilities re-vamped in
creative and dynamic ways
Appendix
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29Information Technology and IES Unified: Summary
Through collaboration and agility, our IES teams are poised to empower our City with innovative and
sustainable services that transform our culture, processes, and solutions to provide our businesses, residents and
services areas with equitable, world-class digital solutions and experiences.
We must advance beyond the historical ideals of IES and IT as service
providers to thought partners, fostering innovation and re-imagining how
we deliver digital services to our community while empowering our
colleagues with modern digital ecosystems and solutions to achieve.
Vision
A trusted partner and catalyst for innovation, enabling and protecting a
high-performing digital ecosystem and world-class municipal services
through operational excellence and talent development.
Establishing formal partnerships with department service area directors
and IT leadership are critical for creating joint accountability in our
strategic planning, and resourcing to achieve optimal outcomes. As we
develop our “Smart City” digital plan, we will continue to adapt as we
move forward.
1.Optimize technical diversity
2.Empower through self-service
3.Talent investment and expertise
4.Adopt and adapt our processes
5.Digital Equity is paramount
6.Improve economies of scale
7.Innovative and creative solutions
8.World-Class digital services
9.Clear, simple policies & governance
10.Stewardship: secure and accessible
Guiding Principles
30Digital Framework
Connectivity &
Communications
Voice Solutions
•Soft Phones
•Mobile Solutions
Data Networks
•Public Networks (External)
•Secure Networks (Mixed)
•Citywide Network (Internal)
•Wireless Access Points
•Low Powered WAN Solutions
•Citywide Broadband
•5G Mobile Broadband
Network Operations
Core
Technology
Infrastructure
•Data Center Operations
•Cloud solutions
•Open Interfaces
Cybersecurity
•Threat Detection
•Privacy & Security
Data Management
•Access Controls
•Data Governance
•Data Standards
•Data Integration
Information Technology
Enterprise
Technology
Employee Experience
•Digital Self-Service
•ERP Solutions
•App Marketplace
•Bring Your Own Device
Geospatial
•Geolocation Services
•GIS Services
Content Management
•eGov, M365, SPO
•Document Management
•Knowledge Management
•Asset / Fleet Management
Community
Technology
Smart City
•IIoT, IoT Sensors
•Real-time Analytics
•Connected Devices
•Context Aware Services
•Crowdsourced Data
•AR/VR technologies
Application Frameworks
•Citizen Engagement
•Community Services
•Digital / Payment Services
Advanced Analytics
•Artificial Intelligence
•Machine Learning
Citywide
31Information Technology: Operating Model
The future operating model is designed to propel IT to the next level beyond core operations to driving, being, and living
innovation with improved planning, talent development and operational excellence with a focus on efficiency and equity.
To prepare for the future, a cohesive, “Smart City” digital strategy
is paramount. We need a new way of working to thrive in this
environment and evolve our current operating
model aligned with our City strategy; maximizing scale,
improving planning, prioritization, resource optimization,
and expanding developmental opportunities for our talent.
Key Goals of our Future Operating Model
1.Develop a cohesive citywide digital strategy
2.Align all teams citywide to maximize scale
3.Build resiliency across all teams
4.Invest in developing top talent for the future
5.Empower our teams to drive innovation
6.Implement agile solutions to meet goals
while reducing risk and costs to the community
Strategic Digital Pillars
Digital Community
Broadband
Community Services
Geographic Information
Municipal Court
Planning, Development
and Transportation
Police Services
Sustainability Services
Utilities
Finance & Asset Management
IT Operations: Communications, Employee Content
Enterprise Solutions
AI / Machine Learning
App Store Catalog
Client Services
Digital Payments
ERP (Finance, HR)
eGov / CityNet
Knowledge Management
Open Data Portal
Records Management
Enterprise Technology
Business Continuity
Cloud & Data Center
Cybersecurity
Data Governance
Data Management
Disaster Recovery
Smart-City Tech
Mobility &
Virtualization
32Information Technology: Future Ecosystems
To modernize our business operations to the new digital age, we must align our strategies with a focus
on implementing scalable, and standardized digital ecosystems that will enable our ability to provide
highly secure online, self-service solutions for our businesses, employees, and residents.
Employee
Hub Community
Hub
Employee Focused Community Focused
Regulatory
IOT
Finance
Purchasing
Operations
Information
Exchange
GIS
Open
DataRecruiting
Benefits
Engagement
Economic
Development
Digital
Equity
Smart
City
Permitting
Licensing
M365
SPO
33Information Technology: Awards and Recognitions
June 2021
CompTIA Solutions
Significant
Achievement Award
COVID-19
CityTech
HR Connect
Award Details
November 2020
Digital Cities Survey
Award
6th Place
Award Details
March 2021
CIO of the Year
Finalist
Kevin Wilkins
Award Details
April 2021
Digital Equity
Enable citizens to
apply for income-
qualified benefits
through a mobile-
responsive web app
34Operation Services –Awards and Recognition
•#1 Leading Fleet by Government Fleet Magazine -2020
•#1 Government Green Fleet -2020
•#7 for 100 Best Fleets in North America –2020
•Certified LEED Buildings -11 Gold, 2 Platinum
•8 Certified Energy Star Buildings