2013-28190 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2013-28190
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO AND
CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF SYLVIA CRESPO-TABAK AS
THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH.
WHEREAS, the City Manager has appointed Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the
Director of Human Resources for the City of Miami Beach; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.02 of the City of Miami Beach Charter, as well
as Section 2-3 of the City Code, the City Manager has power to appointment directors of
the City departments with the consent and conformance -of the Mayor and the City
Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission wish to consent to and confirm
the appointment of Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for the
City of Miami Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor
and the City Commission have consented to and confirmed the appointment of
Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for the City of Miami
Beach.
PASSED and ADOPTED this l7 day of Agri , 2013.
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
State of Florida
County of Miami-Dade
I, Sylvia Crespo-Tabak, a citizen of the State of Florida and of the United States of
America, and being employed by or an officer of the City of Miami Beach and a recipient of
public funds as such employee or officer, do hereby solemnly swear or affirm that I will
support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Florida; and that I will well
and faithfully perform the duties of Human Resources Director for the City of Miami Beach,
effective April 17, 2013.
Ivia Cres P o-Tabak Date
uman Resources Director
Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me this 17th day of April 2013, by Sylvia
Crespo-Tabak, who is personally known to me.
Rafael E. Grans o Date
City Clerk
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COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY
Condensed Title:
Consenting to the appointment of Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for
the City of Miami Beach.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Attract and maintain a quality workforce.
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc.): N/A
Issue:
Shall the Mayor and City Commission adopt the attached Resolution consenting and confirming
Sylvia Cres o-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources?
Item Summa /Recommendation:
The Human Resources Department is charged with attracting and maintaining a quality workforce in
the City of Miami Beach. The Department includes the areas of Benefits, Compensation, Employee
Relations, Labor Relations, Recruitment, Testing, Job Audits, and Risk Management. As the Director
of Human Resources, Sylvia Crespo-Tabak will be responsible for leading these areas and ensuring
the City achieves its goal of attracting and maintaining a high quality workforce.
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended
that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting and confirming
Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of the Human Resources Department for the City of Miami
Beach.
Advisory Board Recommendation:
N/A
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account Approved
Funds: 1
2
3
4
OBPI Total
Financial Impact Summary:
City Clerk's Office Legislative Tracking:
Rafael Granado, City Clerk
Si n-Offs:
Department Director Assistant City Manager lWity Manager
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AAAMBEACH AGENDA ITEM �� n
DATE
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Me bers of the ity Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 17, 2013
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE APPOINTMENT
OF SYLVIA CRESPO-TABAK AS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is
recommended that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution
consenting and confirming Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for
the City of Miami Beach.
ANALYSIS
Sylvia has over 20 years of experience as a human resources and labor relations
professional having spent the bulk of her career at Miami Dade County as a Personnel
Operations Administrator for Recruitment and Compensation Senior Budget Analyst for
the Office of Strategic Business Management; Chief of the Office of Fair Employment
Practices for Miami Dade Transit; Chief of Labor Relations for Miami Dade Transit and a
Labor Relations Manager. Previously to working with Miami Dade County Sylvia spent 4
years working for Jackson Memorial Hospital in a number of human resources related
areas.
Sylvia was hired by the Transit Agency to function as the Labor Relations Manager, a
position within the Agency's Employee Relations Division. Several years later, in
recognition of the need to give the labor relations function a more prominent standing
within the organization and among the 4,000 Agency employees, the Department
Director appointed her to staff and organize the newly created Labor Relations Division.
In that role she directed the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining
agreements between Miami-Dade County and the Transport Workers Union, the
Government Supervisors Association of Florida and the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees. She was also charged with administering the
Department's progressive disciplinary action program and all related appeal processes.
Subsequently, Sylvia assumed responsibility for merging the Labor Relations Division
with the Fair Employment Practices Division into one organizational unit: The Office of
Fair Employment and Labor Practices. In this capacity she reported to the Department
Director and was charged with additional responsibility for subject matter authority
across the Transit Agency in several disciplines including recruitment and hiring for all
positions, equal employment opportunity and civil rights administrative functions,
succession planning activities, ADA compliance related to employee accommodation
and mass transit accessibility, paratransit eligibility and fulfillment of other federal
program obligations such as the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
In my role as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner, I worked closely with Sylvia when
she transferred to the Office of Strategic Business Management. At that time there were
a number of communities conducting incorporation feasibility studies, including the East
Kendall community whose boundaries overlapped former County Commissioner Katie
Sorenson's district and mine. Commissioners appointed community activists to Municipal
Advisory Committees and Sylvia's role was to facilitate their studies and dialogue on a
wide range of public services, property and sales tax revenues, state revenue sharing
programs and pro-forma budgets. During her tenure, she made numerous presentations
before the Board of County Commissioners and I was able to evaluate her performance
first hand and watch her skillfully address the varied expectations and demands my
colleagues and I had.
Sylvia has been with the City of Miami Beach since September 2012. She answered
then Interim City Manager Kathie Brooks' request to assist the City in preparing for
contract negotiations with the Communication Workers of America, the Fraternal Order
of Police, the Government Supervisors Association of Florida, the International
Association of Fire Fighters and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees. She quickly immersed herself in her new role directing and supervising the
Labor Relations and Employee Relations Divisions. She serves as one of the Manager's
step three grievance hearing designees and actively participated in the development and
implementation of Citywide policies such as the duty employees have to self-report
arrests, indictments and convictions and the Automatic Vehicle/Equipment Location
System (AVLS) policy.
Upon my appointment as City Manager I learned that the recruitment process for the
Human Resources Director was well under way. Two separate panels had interviewed
six candidates for the position and Sylvia was recommended as one of the top two. I
reviewed all resumes and consulted with Kathie Brooks prior to recommending that
Sylvia be appointed as the Human Resources Director for the City of Miami Beach.
During her short tenure here she has earned the respect of staff in the Human
Resources Department and that of the management team members who have had an
opportunity to work with her and gotten to know her.
Her subject matter expertise and my knowledge of her integrity, trustworthiness and
strength of character make her the best person to function in this mission critical and
visible position. In her, I will have a professional partner who shares my vision of the
direction in which I want to take the City. Knowing her, I have every reason to believe
her experience will be a valuable asset to the organization and that she will use her skills
in the City's best interest.
CONCLUSION
By consenting to the appointment of Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human
Resources, she will be responsible for ensuring the City achieves its goal of attracting
and maintaining a high quality workforce.
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02, of the City Charter, it is
recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the resolution consenting and
confirming Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for the City of
Miami Beach.
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