AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: September 19, 2023
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Shelley Ovrom, Director of Human Resources
Subject: INNOVATION’S DAY 2023
Attachments: None
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report as it is for informational purposes only.
INTRODUCTION
This item is submitted for City Council information. Since 2006, the City has held an annual all employee training and development day, which is observed on Columbus Day which is also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This year, the Innovation’s Day event will be held on Monday, October 9, 2023.
DISCUSSION
The theme of this year’s event is “Workplace Wellness: Strategies to Build Resilience, Beat Burnout, and Accelerate Performance”. Employees will attend a keynote address and will then have the opportunity to participate in various wellness focused sessions.
The individual providing the keynote address is Colette Carlson, a human behavior expert and Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Hall of Fame motivational speaker. She teaches audiences how to transform relationships through the power of connected conversations. Her articles on connection, stress management, and leadership have been featured in Success, Business Management Daily, and Working Mother magazines. Trusted clients include Boeing, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity, Great Clips, Federal Express, and the United States Government.
The 2023 Innovation’s Day event will be held in the Wallis Annenberg Bram Goldsmith Theater and various locations throughout the City’s Civic Center. As in past years, City Hall will be closed from 7:30 am – 2:00 pm. City Hall will re-open for business at 2:00pm.
Meeting Date: September 19, 2023
FISCAL IMPACT
As part of the Human Resources Department annual training budget, $30,000 is allocated for this event. The budget includes related costs associated with training, refreshments, and other training related materials.
Shelley Ovrom,
Director of Human Resources
Approved By