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Discussion on competitiveness of salary levels, especially in IT
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Council Member Julie Won inquires about the competitiveness of salary levels at MOCS, particularly for IT positions. Lisa Flores responds by discussing the challenges in hiring and retaining IT staff, while asserting that their salaries are competitive.
- Flores states that IT salaries are competitive with other agencies
- Acknowledges ongoing challenges in hiring and retaining IT staff
- Mentions that quick turnover in IT positions is common in both public and private sectors
- Highlights mayor's commitment to expanding hiring efforts, including partnerships with colleges and hiring halls
Julie Won
0:30:15
So does your answer imply that our salary levels for those positions are not competitive with the market?
Lisa Flores
0:30:23
Chairwon, I wouldn't necessarily say for the IT area that they're not competitive.
0:30:29
We do spend a lot of time obviously reviewing those JVNs in comparison to other agencies and also the level of expertise for those positions when we're putting them out.
0:30:42
I just think it has been always, for better or for worse, unfortunately, a challenge hiring in the IT area.
0:30:49
And I think, obviously, that I think is similar in the private sector as well.
0:30:53
People move through those positions usually quickly.
0:30:59
They don't necessarily stay as long in some of the other positions.
0:31:02
And so I don't think we're unique in continuing to have that challenge.
0:31:07
But as I said earlier, the mayor has made a commitment in really looking at all ways to expand our ability to hire folks and to meet folks who we may not necessarily engage with, including hiring halls and other ways with partnerships with colleges and others to increase the availability of folks who are applying to our jobs and get them through the process as quickly as possible.
0:31:30
So we're we continue to double down, on getting those folks, filled.
Julie Won
0:31:35
I wanna acknowledge council member Sandy.
0:31:37
Nurses also joined us.