EMPLOYEE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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ACTIONS THAT IMPROVED OUR WORKFORCE

EMPLOYEES A strong workforce is an effective workforce: Our people do a great job, and accomplish great things. it’s important to reflect and recognize the minor and major accomplishments that lead to a better, happier, and more efficient team.

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EMPLOYING LEADERS

STATEWIDE RECOGNITION

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BRING IN THE BEST

Staff at the City landfill improved an existing building to create a much safer and more efficient work environment. Workers removed an unnecessary corner storage room to increase the usable area, installed LED lighting, replaced the dirt floor with chip seal rock, replaced the walk-in door with a new one acquired from flood buyouts, and secured the insulation that was falling. The project cost about $16,000.

City Transit Superintendent Brian Horinka was elected president of the Dakota Transit Association Board of Directors. Horinka was also selected to serve on the Statewide Active and Public Transportation Advisory Committee. In his roles, Horinka gives Minot a voice in future changes and projects to address public transportation needs in North Dakota.

Our personnel are being honored for their accomplishments in our community, but also within the fire service in North Dakota. • Retired Battalion Chief John Hocking was inducted into the North Dakota Firefighter Hall of Fame. • Capt. Austin Burns was named the North Dakota training instructor of the year. Burns was the department’s first training captain, and concluded his two-year term in December. Devin Walter was named the department’s new training captain.

The Minot Police Department added a canine and handler team that is trained and certified to detect explosives and items related to firearm usage such as guns and spent ammunition casings. The Minot area has never had a canine team with this capability.

An eight-member Workforce Recruitment Task Force was established to study and improve the City’s approach to marketing and hiring employees with emphasis on attracting more and better qualified candidates for City jobs.

Workforce retention was a top priority for the city going into 2019. With a turnover rate of around 15%, costing taxpayers nearly $2 million annually, the City set forth with several improvement measures that effectively reduced turnover by half, netting $1.5 million in savings. The City continues to work towards additional retention and recruitment efforts. Read more about this long path in section 2: Strategy. WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENTS