Mission

The mission of the Human Resource department is to:

• Effectively manage the human resource functions of the town including, but not limited to:
  • Benefits
  • Collective bargaining
  • Compensation
  • Policies and procedure compliance in accordance with the federal, state and local regulations
  • Recruiting program
  • Risk management

• Support the goals and challenges of the Town of Longmeadow by providing services that promote a work environment that is characterized by:
  • Fair treatment of staff
  • Open communications
  • Personal accountability
  • Trust and mutual respect

• Seek and provide solutions to workplace issues that support and optimize the operating principles of the Town

The Human Resource departmental team will act as a catalyst to enable all town employees to contribute at optimum levels toward the success of the town.

Meeting Our Mission

We will meet our mission by:

• Establishing, administering and effectively communicating sound policies, rules and practices that treat employees with dignity and equality while maintaining town compliance with federal and state employment and labor laws, town directives and labor agreements
• Promoting and recruiting the best qualified people, recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the workplace
• Emphasizing the retention of valuable employees
• Training, development and education to promote individual success and increase overall value to the organization
• Providing supervisory training and development in areas of:
  
  • Effective leadership and career development of employees
  • Employment law and government regulation
  • Litigation avoidance
• Providing a work atmosphere that is safe, healthy, and secure and conscious of community goals
• Assuring that all employees are accurately paid in a timely manner and actively promote and monitor compliance with appropriate federal and state financial and tax laws and regulations
• Ensuring that all payroll transactions are properly recorded in the Town’s accounting system and that all accounts are reconciled on a routine and timely basis
• Resources for administering benefits, policies and procedures

These services are achieved through a teamwork philosophy that is inspired through effective organizational skills, proactive efforts and professionalism.