"staffing"

The City is authorizing a $396,622.22 expenditure to create a temporary 36-month Infrastructure Coordinator position within the Infrastructure and Projects Department to manage increased workload.

The council approved a restructuring of the Water and Residual Materials Department to optimize staffing. This involves abolishing six existing positions and creating six new ones to better align with operational needs, with costs covered by the department's existing budget.

The Gatineau Police Service is reorganizing its staff to better align with current operational needs. This change involves abolishing two vacant positions—a lieutenant and a sergeant—and creating two new project coordinator roles focused on criminology and organizational strategy. These changes are budget-neutral and will be funded through the existing police staffing plan.

The committee authorized a $119,215 expenditure to extend a temporary sports manager position for 12 months within the Recreation, Sports, and Community Development Service.

The committee authorized a $111,650 expenditure to extend a temporary special projects advisor position for 11 months to assist with system migration in the IT department.

The committee authorized a $44,882 expenditure to extend a temporary staffing assignment for a General Building Maintenance Manager in the Public Works Department for four months.

The City is extending two temporary human resources positions within the staffing and recruitment section until the end of 2026. Because the total salary expenditure for these extensions exceeds $250,000, executive committee approval is required.

The City is creating a new office technician position within the Fire Safety Service to support the division chief of material resources, funded by the Fire Risk Coverage Plan budget.

The City is restructuring the Arts, Culture and Letters Service. This includes abolishing the assistant director position (class 8) and creating a new director's assistant position (class 5), while reassigning the administrative reporting lines for the Cultural Animation and Diffusion and Events Office service chiefs.

The City is reorganizing the Human Resources Department to better align with its three-year staffing plan. This includes abolishing a vacant psychological health advisor position and creating a new human resources advisor role, as well as reassigning the pension plan advisor position.

The Ecological Transition Department is updating its structure to support climate initiatives. This involves creating two new ecological project technician positions and adjusting the reporting lines and funding for administrative support staff.

The Police Service is undergoing a reorganization to improve operational efficiency. Changes include renaming several management and officer roles, creating new 'Citizen Service' positions, and adjusting reporting structures for specialized units.

The Fire Safety Service is creating a new office automation technician position to support its operations, funded through the fire risk coverage plan budget.

The Arts, Culture and Letters Department is restructuring its management team. This includes abolishing a vacant assistant director position, creating a new director's assistant role, and reassigning the reporting lines for the Cultural Animation and Events Bureau heads.

The City is creating two new permanent positions within the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department: a Project Coordinator and a Geomatician. These positions are funded through the three-year staffing plan and administrative reorganization budgets.

The City is creating two new permanent positions within the Asset Planning and Investment Department: a Project Manager and an Infrastructure Coordinator. These positions are funded through the operational and administrative reorganization budgets.

The City is creating a new 'Creative Space Technician' position within the Arts, Culture and Letters Department, specifically for the Lucy-Faris library.

The Executive Committee recommends creating a new project coordinator position and reassigning two existing infrastructure coordinator positions within the Infrastructure and Projects Department. These changes are part of the city's three-year staffing plan and will be funded through the capital investment budget.

The city is restructuring the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Department by abolishing a standard urban planning inspector position and creating a new quality control urban planning inspector position. This change is budget-neutral and will be funded through the city's existing payroll budget.

The city is authorizing a letter of agreement with the white-collar workers' union (SCFP 5400) to modify the priority order for staffing vacant or newly created positions. This change updates the existing 2023-2027 collective agreement.

The city is creating two new permanent network operator positions within the Water and Residual Materials Department. These positions will be funded through the city's three-year staffing plan budget.

Council is adopting a new internal policy (PO-063) governing how the city recruits and hires staff.

Council adopted a new Staffing and Recruitment Policy (PO-063) to replace the 2003 version. This update aligns with the city's 2024-2026 Human Resources Management Strategy, focusing on equity, diversity, inclusion, and modernizing recruitment processes.

This item proposes adjustments to the internal organizational structure of the Fire Safety Department. Such changes are typically made to improve operational efficiency or align staffing with current service needs.

Council approved the creation of a new permanent residential inspector position within the Assessment Department. This change is part of the city's three-year staffing plan and is funded by the existing budget.

Council approved the elimination of three vacant operations chief positions within the Fire Safety Department. These changes are part of the city's three-year staffing plan.

Council approved the creation of a new permanent coordinator position for the Real Estate Master Plan within the Asset and Investment Planning Department, funded by the investment plan budget.

Council must authorize the use of contingency funds and election reserves to cover the costs of staffing and organizing the 2025 municipal election.

Council approved several organizational changes within the Public Works Department, including the creation of a new mechanical workshop foreman position, the reclassification of various roles, and the creation of a payroll and attendance clerk position. These changes are part of the three-year staffing plan and will be funded through existing operational budgets.

Council approved the creation of two new administrative positions within the Police Department: an administration technician and a payroll and attendance clerk. These additions are part of the three-year staffing plan and the police staffing plan.

Council approved a significant expansion of the Ecological Transition Department, including the creation of a new "Ecological Projects" service head position and seven new ecological project coordinator positions. These changes are funded by the 2025 budget for climate initiatives and the three-year staffing plan.

The city is reorganizing the Fire Safety Service by creating several new lieutenant and firefighter positions while abolishing two vacant management/specialist positions. This change is budget-neutral and aligns with the city's Fire Risk Coverage Scheme.

The city is reorganizing administrative support staff between the Aylmer and Hull service centres. This includes abolishing a vacant administrative assistant position in Aylmer and reassigning the reporting structure of an existing position in Hull.

The city is reorganizing the Arts, Culture and Letters Service. This includes abolishing a partnership and cultural mediation position, creating a new administrative position for performance venues, and reassigning the reporting structure for logistics and administrative staff.

The city is reorganizing the IT Service. This includes creating new team lead positions for network and development, while abolishing several existing server administration and system analyst positions to better align with current operational needs.

The city is reorganizing the Police Service. This includes creating new lieutenant, sergeant, and officer positions for a community team, as well as intelligence analyst positions, while abolishing several existing traffic safety and financial operations positions.

The city is creating a new 'Coordinator, Organizational Performance' position within the Organizational Performance, Business Intelligence and Scientific Service to support ongoing administrative reorganization efforts.

The Executive Committee recommends that Council approve a change to the IT Service's organizational structure by creating a permanent 'IT Deployment Technician' position. This change is part of the three-year staffing plan and will be funded within the existing departmental budget.

Council approved a reorganization of the Responsible Procurement Department, which includes creating four storekeeper positions, two buyer positions, and abolishing four inventory technician positions to better align with operational needs.

Council approved the abolition of a horticulturist position and the creation of a pruner position within the Public Works Department.

Council approved a reorganization of the Communications Department, which includes abolishing a principal communications officer position and creating new positions for a communications advisor, a communications officer, and an administrative clerk to better align with the department's needs.

Council approved a reorganization within the Infrastructure and Projects Department, which involves abolishing a vacant landscape architect position and creating a new Infrastructure Coordinator position.

Council approved the abolition of a Financial Planning Clerk position within the Finance Department as part of the three-year workforce plan.

Council approved the creation of a new Strategic Procurement Advisor position within the Responsible Procurement Department as part of an ongoing reorganization.

Council approved a reorganization of the Police Department, which includes creating two legal technician positions and one judicial identity clerk position, while abolishing a vacant judicial identity attendant position.

Council approved the creation of a new Service Head position for Integrated HR Information Management within the Human Resources Department to support the acquisition and implementation of a new integrated HR management system.

Council approved a reorganization within the Public Works Department, which includes reassigning civil engineering technician positions and creating a new Planner position.

Council appointed Marianne Strauss as the interim Territorial Director for the Aylmer Service Centre, effective June 12, 2024.

The Executive Committee is recommending a reorganization of the Arts, Culture and Letters Department to better align staffing with current needs. This involves creating five new library technician supervisor positions while abolishing eight existing positions (five documentation technicians and three library team leads). This change is budget-neutral as it is funded within the department's existing budget.

The Police Service provides an update on current staffing levels and the strategies being used to recruit new officers and personnel to address service needs.

The Commission discussed the challenges of police recruitment in Gatineau, including competition from other agencies and specific hiring requirements like polygraph tests. The Police Service is working on initiatives to improve recruitment and retention, including a pilot project for accreditation of Ontario college graduates and a youth diversity summit to engage future candidates.

The committee approved a 24-month extension for Ms. Sandra Gagné to continue in her role as Ecological Project Coordinator for the Ecological Transition Service, with a salary impact of $249,778.07.

The city is abolishing a vacant server administration technician position (TI-BLC-035) within the Information Technology Service. This change is part of an ongoing effort to prioritize staffing needs and manage budgets effectively.

The city is restructuring the Urban Planning and Sustainable Development Service to better align with current needs. This includes abolishing three customer service technician positions and creating three new 'information and permit technician' positions at a higher salary class, as well as renaming and reassigning several other roles.