General Discussion

On behalf of the Institute for Local Government (ILG), CSAC would like to announce that ILG is looking to pull together a group of County Human Resources Managers for a roundtable discussion. ILG is hoping to gather insights to inform the development of their pilots for the Workforce Accelerator Fund Grant (WAF) project. ILG is ideally looking for 5-10 representatives and are hoping individuals may have recommendations on who to approach to participate. More information is included below.

(Among others) topics could include:

• Talent acquisition strategies/methods

• How to actively recruit – doing hiring events, creating flyers, etc. 

• Innovative ways to update policy: childcare, working from home, etc.

Here is some additional information about the WAF project.

Workforce Accelerator Fund Grant (WAF)

ILG recently secured grant funding for “IDEA: Improving Diversity, Equity and Access in Local Government Jobs.” With IDEA, ILG will help public sector employers develop solutions to hiring and retention issues by providing resources,  a community of practice and a forum for planning collaborative actions that will make it easier for underrepresented communities to learn about, compete for, and thrive in local government careers.

ILG will be engaging a statewide network of county, city and special district employers to produce the following deliverables:

• Produce a centralized, free digital Resource Hub of existing workforce development resources that address barriers facing LG employers, focusing on practices and lessons learned to solve recruiting and retention challenges in a post-COVID era.

• Procure a Public Sector Needs Assessment to provide local government sector workforce data that informs the project’s strategic direction and enables regional and statewide scalability.

• Develop new data-driven Best Practices Digital Toolkits for local government employers seeking to improve hiring and retention, particularly for diverse and under-represented populations.

• Execute two Workforce Pilot Programs to increase access to quality local government careers for historically under-represented individuals and communities. Pilot activities will help formalize an employee-informed framework for an integrated, scalable and replicable workforce development model for other local government employers and regions statewide.

-          High Road Public Sector Jobs Community Outreach Pilot: A coordinated community outreach, engagement, and capacity building pilot for Sacramento area local governments to assess a framework to expand individuals’ understanding of quality public sector careers and economic mobility opportunities.

-          Workforce Systems Change Pilot: A data-driven program framework that provides guidance, a community of practice and incentives for local government employers to revise their internal recruitment, retention and promotional practices.

Best regards,

Kalyn Dean

CSAC Legislative Advocate

kdean@counties.org

Stanicia Boatner

CSAC Legislative Analyst

sboatner@counties.org