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R7H-Confirm Appointment Of Sylvia Crespo-Tabak Director Of Human ResourcesT COMMISSION ITEM SUMMARY Condensed Title: Consenting to the appointment of Sylvia Crespo-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources for the Cit 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 S !via Cres o-Tabak as the Director of Human Resources? Item Summary/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: IN/A Financial Information· Source of Amount Funds: 1 D 2 3 4 OBPI Total Financial Impact Summary: Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin Rafael Granado, City Clerk s· Off lgn-s: Department Director Assistant City Manager :\AGENDA\2013\Aprii17\Crespo-Tabak HR Director Summary.docx MIAMI BEACH 555 Account Approved ( "ty Manager t\ '\J AGENDA ITEM __:_R.:_1____;.H_ DATE '-/-/7-/3 MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Me FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: April17, 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 556 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. T:IAGENDA\2013\Aprii17\Crespo-Tabak HR Director Memo.docx 557 RESOLUTION NO.----- 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 __ day of--------' 2013. ATTEST: CITY CLERK T:\AGENDA\2013\Aprii17\Crespo-Tabak HR Director Reso.docx 558 MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION ~?~ Ctiy Atlorney