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An ordinance amending Title 3 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to examine best practices for Metropolitan Government to conduct periodic surveys of employees of departments, boards, and commissions of the Metropolitan Government.
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WHEREAS, surveys distributed to employees of the Department of Emergency Communications in the summer of 2025 have been insightful to the department, and using this type of survey throughout the Metropolitan Government would provide similar benefits; and
WHEREAS, this survey will help to gather policy input, increase employee engagement, and evaluate employees’ service in the furtherance of the department’s mission.
WHEREAS, anonymous employee surveys can provide broad, thematic observations if they are properly planned and constructed and use methodology that ensures accuracy and fairness; and
WHEREAS, factors that must be considered in conducting surveys include identifying the unique functions and priorities that exist across departments; determining a time and manner to ensure adequate resourcing to plan, develop, conduct, and participate in the surveys and tabulate and analyze results; protecting the anonymity of respondents to increase participation and reduce selection bias; understanding variances between administrative resources in different departments; and identifying optimal frequencies, lengths, and subject matter; and
WHEREAS, the department of human resources has not been allocated funding for either studying best practices for department-specific surveys or conducting such surveys; and
WHEREAS, employees of the metropolitan government and the level of service provided by the metropolitan government will be best served by a survey process that takes into account these factors; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Charter places the authority to determine such process with the director of personnel, typically referred to as the Director of Human Resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLIT...
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