City of Richmond
Personnel Board
2024 ANNUAL REPORT
Personnel Board Members
Chair Larry Wirsig
Vice-Chair Vernetta Buckner
Board Member Phillip Front
Sharrone Taylor
Human Resources Director
Human Resources Department
January 23, 2025
Introduction
The Personnel Board is responsible for the adoption and modification of the Personnel Rules, the creation and modification of class specifications, and the hearing of appeals resulting from disciplinary actions or allegations of discrimination.
Article XIII Personnel Administration Sec. 8 (k) states:
• The Director of Personnel shall make annual reports to the Personnel Board for its approval and transmission to the City Council on the administration and effect of this Article, with such recommendations as he may deem desirable, and to render such special reports as the Personnel Board may request. Such reports shall be public record.
2024 Human Resources Activity In Review
Human Resources
conducted 71
recruitments.
Human Resources
reviewed 6,437
applications.
The City hired 111
employees and
promoted 62
employees.
2024 Human Resources
Highlights and Accomplishments
• Launched a restructured Firefighter
recruitment campaign focused on
attracting diverse applicant pool and City
of Richmond residents.
• Human Resources made great strides in
implementing a robust Employee
Engagement Program which included an
Employee Appreciation Event, Wellness
and Fitness Events, weekly new employee
introductory emails, ROSIE-Gram (peer
appreciation), and an informative and
attractive monthly employee newsletter.
• A Recruitment Hub was created for the
department heads and hiring managers to
streamline the hiring processes and to
provide important information in an
accessible and easy to use format.
Employment Activity
• The City hired 111 employees
• The City promoted 62 employees
Additional Human Resources Activity:
Personnel Rules Amendments
• There were zero (0) Personnel
Rules amendments in 2024
Personnel Board Appeal Hearings
• There were zero (0) appeals
request and one (1) hearing in
2024
Formation/Modification of Bargaining
Units
• None
A Look Ahead
2025 Highlights
• The City will be engaging in negotiations with
all eight bargaining units to negotiate fair
contracts that will fortify a stable workforce.
• The City will be coordinating a Classification
and Compensation Study to ensure that the
City of Richmond continues to be the employer
of choice by providing competitive wages.
• Employee Training and upskilling will continue
to be a focus. We will be introducing a COR
Academy for the workforce, training curriculum
designed for our Public Works employees, a
robust safety training program, and a
comprehensive DEI&B Training program for all
employees as part of the City’s Race Equity
Initiative.
• A healthy and vibrant workforce is equally
important. The City will continue making
strides in the areas of wellness by ensuring our
employees have access to a responsive
Employee Assistance Program, adequate
mental health support, and city-wide health-
centric initiatives and events.
7 Your Human Resources Department has employed several strategies focused on employee recruitment, retention, accountability and we have clear goals to improve employee morale and wellness, promote stability, employee retention, provide training and workforce development, succession planning, and more.
YOUR HUMAN RESOURCES HEROES
We represent over 125 years of City of Richmond Experience!
We thank you for taking
your civic duty seriously
and supporting the City in
the hiring of a skilled, and
capable workforce that
will implement the City
Council’s goals and
objectives.