A GROW INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
UC SANTA BARBARA PaCE and THE CITY OF
SANTA MARIA
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 1, 2023
UC SANTA BARBARA
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE- HR/RISK MANAGEMENT
ALIGNMENT PROJECT 1.0
To align employee performance and
performance measures with the City’s mission
statement and organizational values to achieve
the goal of a more engaged workforce
• Approved and Adopted by the City Council
in 2019
• Employee performance alignment with
business / operational results
• Competency-based system alignment with
the City’s values
• Linkages of core competencies –job
descriptions, performance evaluations,
recruitments, and training
• Competency modeling: Polaris
Competency Model defined
competencies
• Revised Job Descriptions
• Staff Development
• Performance Management
MILESTONES & SCHEDULE Phase 1: Competency Modeling Completed with four levels of competency factors (individual contributor,
front-line supervisor; middle manager; strategic leader Phase 2: Revision of Job Descriptions
Completed with incorporation of competencies
Phase 3: Staff Development
May 2022
Phase 4: Performance Management
Planning in progress
ALIGNMENT PROJECT 2.0
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Supervisor Nuts-and-bolts training
Competency-based training
Mentorship
Employee Engagement Activities
Performance Management- PERFORM
Foundation for Excellence
Self Leadership; Supervisory Leadership; Leadership
Academy
Employee Recognition Program
• University of California Office of the President
• Grant from the State of California
• UCSB Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE)
launched GROW – a degree completion and professional
development assistance initiative
• GROW is for SB County residents
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
UCSB I EXTENSION
GROW INITIATIVE
• Cohort 1 April 6 – July 20, 2023
• Cohort 2 August 10 – November 16, 2023
• Cohort 3 To be planned for March 2024
• 1 session / week for 15 weeks
• Capstone Project *City Employees Only
• 9 -10 students / cohort
• UCSB | City of SM Certificate Program
• Instructor-Led Training
• $500 per student/employee cost - Textbook Tuition
Reimbursement
• City Council Recognition
UCSB I EXTENSION
City of Santa Maria
GROW Partnership
Management Training for Public
Administrators (MTPA)
Project Works & Capstone - 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Instructor- Led Training 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Must attend all classes, complete homework assignments
and capstone project. * Can only miss 3 sessions.
Inaugural Cohort Composition
UCSB I EXTENSION
City of Santa Maria
GROW Partnership
Management Training for Public
Administrators (MTPA)
GROW Cohort-1
GROW Cohort-1 Mission Statement
"The City of Santa Maria embraces diversity,
inclusiveness, and collaboration to address
local issues."
Employee Survey & Results
• Open June 1, 2023 – June 16, 2023
• 267 Respondents (Our target response rate
was 15%. We received a 38% response rate.)
• 47% of respondents speak a language other
than English which include Spanish,
Tagalog, Mixteco, American Sign Language
• 74% of respondents were not aware of the
City’s Spanish Work Group x8200
Languages
Spanish (82%) Mixteco (1%)
Tagalog (4%) Other (13%)
Knowledge of ext. 8200
Yes (26%) No (74%)
0 1 2 3 4 5
Afrikaans
Sign Language (A.S.L.
or S.E.E.)
Japanese
Chinese (Mandarin or
Taiwanese)
French
Greek
Italian
Kapampangan
Pangasinan
Turkish
Vietnamese
Other Languages
# Employees
A GROW INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH UC SANTA BARBARA PaCE and THE
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
Linda Catherine Le, Chief Human Resources Officer [email protected] Dawn Jackson, Library Director [email protected] Nicci Plata, Labor Relations Manager [email protected] Sheetal Gavankar, Ph.D., Associate Dean [email protected] Jon Forterra, Senior Program Manager [email protected]
UC SANTA BARBARA
CITY OF SANTA MARIA
CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE- HR/RISK MANAGEMENT